Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.6% 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	175% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '22 at 20:52
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th 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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 980 93% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,419 88% 1,419 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.6% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 66.1 54% 68.6 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 69.4 Splatting 65.7 55% 66.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 569GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 628 177 173 173 213 1009 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 1,082 Write 1,666 Mixed 1,251 SusWrite 396 248% 1,099 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 64.4 235% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 687 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 878 640% 823 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 299%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 12GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 457 Write 465 Mixed 396 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 36.2 128% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 304 222% 285 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 500GB-$80 2,874 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 313GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 108 114 101 115 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 65.5 Write 10.2 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 108 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.5 287% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GB 1,305 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.1% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 11.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 13 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS - $299

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,061x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	510x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	250x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	502x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	388x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	252x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	194x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	136x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	112x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	102x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	91x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	90x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,108

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16