Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 235% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 250% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	233% 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	281% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '22 at 02:22
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 293 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,072 100% 831 Pts	64-Core 2,010 124% 2,010 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% 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: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4800 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Lighting 355 Reflection 304 Parallax 355 290% 338 fps	MRender 375 Gravity 274 Splatting 192 219% 280 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 405GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2241 2239 2269 1400 1141 760 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1,740 Write 2,248 Mixed 1,585 SusWrite 1,675 410% 1,812 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 66.7 216% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,065 DQ Write 829 DQ Mixed 916 694% 937 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 370%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 467GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 459 463 464 465 462 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 475 Mixed 388 SusWrite 454 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 46.3 160% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 253 216% 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: 633 203 166 165 156 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 1,469 Write 990 Mixed 472 SusWrite 251 175% 795 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 33.6 120% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 373 302% 418 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 131% 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: 1378 1389 1382 1387 1385 1385 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 546 Mixed 291 SusWrite 1,384 140% 607 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 5.5 68% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 511 DQ Write 585 DQ Mixed 660 466% 585 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 136% 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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 31.8 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 50.5 SC Mixed 31.6 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% 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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,507x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	896x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	850x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	425x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	589x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	441x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	273x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	235x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,202

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16