Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	228% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	15.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '22 at 15:54
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,176 105% 887 Pts	64-Core 2,015 125% 2,015 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 27.20.22025.1006 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.5% Average	Lighting 62.2 Reflection 58.4 Parallax 79.8 51% 66.8 fps	MRender 62.3 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 40.7 44% 55.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$149 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 483GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1486 833 628 482 474 497 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,552 Write 1,713 Mixed 1,335 SusWrite 733 300% 1,333 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 69.8 240% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,286 DQ Write 829 DQ Mixed 1017 769% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 276%
Alertseal 960GB 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 931GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 397 410 404 404 404 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 454 Mixed 411 SusWrite 391 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 44.8 148% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 107 148% 271 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 355GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 173 174 173 165 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 78.4 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 171 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 206 206 206 206 205 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 929GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 83 86 87 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 89.4 Write 63.6 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 85.4 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 51%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 173 176 179 181 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 120 Write 134 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 175 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 Patriot 4400 C19 Series DDR4 3200 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.3% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 16.8 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 20.9 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 85%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $265

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,529x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,370x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	904x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,019x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	856x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	427x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	592x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	444x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	274x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	303x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16