Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	113% 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	293% 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.

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	24.2 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 15 '22 at 12:18
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 157 2-Core 277 99% 177 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,141 105% 877 Pts	64-Core 2,029 126% 2,029 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3725 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 202 Parallax 122 112% 154 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 141 Splatting 123 124% 156 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 113% 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% 747GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1782 2003 2018 2011 2011 1997 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 1,414 Write 2,019 Mixed 1,628 SusWrite 1,970 399% 1,758 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 65.4 214% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 1,247 DQ Mixed 1062 818% 1,104 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 365%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 696GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1381 1391 1348 1394 1396 1395 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,253 Write 1,401 Mixed 981 SusWrite 1,384 283% 1255 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 61.3 205% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 946 DQ Mixed 388 412% 672 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 295%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 406GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1978 951 604 603 601 603 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,372 Write 1,573 Mixed 1,414 SusWrite 890 296% 1,312 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 51.7 166% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,035 DQ Write 1,199 DQ Mixed 1,090 829% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 262%

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 (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 27.9 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 29.8 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 130%

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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	2,508x
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	590x
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	301x
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