Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	148% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	255% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '22 at 20:46
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 931 96% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,236 76% 1,236 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 194 Reflection 187 Parallax 232 158% 205 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 198 Splatting 155 161% 203 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1468 969 930 901 861 843 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,893 Write 1,934 Mixed 1,521 SusWrite 995 356% 1,586 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 60.8 217% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1336 DQ Write 1,004 DQ Mixed 1,168 874% 1,170 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 347%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 508GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1239 1212 1243 1223 1190 1223 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,083 Write 1,063 Mixed 1005 SusWrite 1,222 247% 1,093 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 58.5 208% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 1,444 DQ Write 1,098 DQ Mixed 1,272 951% 1,271 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 347%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 44GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 283 283 284 285 286 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 439 Mixed 334 SusWrite 301 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 51.1 170% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 351 263% 351 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 234GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 81 79 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 85 Write 14.3 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 80.2 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 955GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 150 151 151 149 151 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 151 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 149 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 25.1 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 29.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 119%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $330

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,490x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	890x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	423x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	586x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	439x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	233x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,105

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16