Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	333% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 07 '22 at 10:38
Run Duration	319 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

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 i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 155 2-Core 300 102% 184 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,102 99% 837 Pts	64-Core 1,997 124% 1,997 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3178) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 201 Parallax 121 110% 152 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 140 Splatting 122 121% 152 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 774GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2039 2072 2094 2091 2104 2088 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 1,601 Write 1,617 Mixed 1,771 SusWrite 2,081 400% 1,768 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 78.8 264% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,586 DQ Write 1,138 DQ Mixed 1319 997% 1,348 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 365%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 912GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1422 1409 1440 1428 1422 1431 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,139 Write 1,319 Mixed 1,084 SusWrite 1,425 281% 1,242 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 70.6 251% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 938 DQ Mixed 270 355% 630 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 295%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 447GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1975 947 597 596 602 602 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,283 Write 1,763 Mixed 1,403 SusWrite 886 302% 1,334 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 51.4 200% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,393 DQ Write 1,180 DQ Mixed 1,286 963% 1286 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 262%
Lexar JumpDrive S23 USB 3.0 32GB-$30 609 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 26GB free, PID a833 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 42 41 43 41 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 102 Write 13.5 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 42.2 58% 51 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.5 111% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMN32GX4M2Z3600C16 2x16GB 6,129 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3700 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 27.4 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 46.8 SC Mixed 31.4 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 130%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,300 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $330

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,495x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	587x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	439x
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	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,114

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16