Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

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	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '22 at 09:36
Run Duration	410 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 178 2-Core 336 110% 203 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,060 103% 845 Pts	64-Core 1,733 107% 1,733 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8717) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 149 Parallax 150 126% 151 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 129 Splatting 116 114% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 624GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 441 449 450 455 458 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 358 Write 356 Mixed 350 SusWrite 434 85% 375 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 47.2 174% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 217 192% 291 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 466 481 480 481 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 480 Mixed 469 SusWrite 457 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 57 194% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 344 259% 348 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 466GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1871 1896 1979 1972 1823 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 1,548 Write 1,956 Mixed 1,640 SusWrite 1,622 383% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 85.6 286% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,594 DQ Write 1,333 DQ Mixed 1,238 989% 1,388 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 295%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 1TB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 919GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 109 109 109 108 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 112 Write 113 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 108 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 99%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 1.5TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 109 109 110 109 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 108 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 27 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 29.2 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 30.7 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 114%

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

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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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,505x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	895x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	849x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	589x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 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	239x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	235x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,114

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16