Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 218% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 239% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	225% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	276% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 22:58
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,141 101% 857 Pts	64-Core 2018 125% 2018 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Lighting 339 Reflection 296 Parallax 379 276% 338 fps	MRender 370 Gravity 266 Splatting 191 216% 276 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 405GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2227 2209 2217 1185 947 929 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,687 Write 2,246 Mixed 1587 SusWrite 1,619 404% 1,785 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 66.3 218% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,042 DQ Write 824 DQ Mixed 920 692% 929 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 370%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 467GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 451 455 453 456 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 458 Mixed 391 SusWrite 444 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 46.8 161% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 252 216% 318 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 122%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 360GB 1,301 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 205GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 607 199 176 195 168 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 1,445 Write 1,054 Mixed 468 SusWrite 252 178% 805 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 33.1 121% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 604 DQ Mixed 358 310% 451 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 147%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$122 7,464 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 139GB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1366 1382 1384 1386 1381 1386 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 240 Write 572 Mixed 308 SusWrite 1,381 144% 625 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 7.4 72% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 503 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 1,091 702% 795 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 307%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.4% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 16.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 20 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 125%

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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	2,497x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	588x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	440x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,112

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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