Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 202% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 207% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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	198% 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	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210503
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '22 at 13:31
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,136 103% 867 Pts	64-Core 1,664 103% 1,664 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 268 Parallax 319 234% 291 fps	MRender 322 Gravity 245 Splatting 187 198% 251 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 408 429 267 136 153 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 458 Mixed 369 SusWrite 265 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 56.6 187% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 211GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 409 477 476 469 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 448 Mixed 410 SusWrite 415 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 59.3 194% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 41GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 409 477 470 217 178 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 453 Mixed 417 SusWrite 324 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 59.5 195% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 77GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 93 92 93 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 139 Write 93.8 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 91.8 74% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 4,021 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 30.4 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 30.6 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 136%

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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	426x

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	300x
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) $31	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