Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive248% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220120
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 20 '22 at 19:03
Run Duration235 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1660-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900-$276
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 69.3
1-Core 138
2-Core 276
86% 161 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 955
89% 742 Pts
64-Core 1,770
110% 1,770 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 102%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3326 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.3% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 101
Parallax 91.7
82% 97.8 fps
MRender 66
Gravity 58.6
Splatting 78.1
56% 67.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 81%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9805
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
5.36% Terrible
Lighting 5.6
Reflection 7.5
Parallax 7.3
5% 6.8 fps
MRender 7.5
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 10.2
7% 8.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.36%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
246GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 819 821 828 827 815 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 2,219
Write 1,692
Mixed 1,579
SusWrite 833
353% 1,581 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 70.3
229% 77.5 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 653
DQ Mixed 809
606% 814 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 248%
Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
568GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1606 1613 1610 1504 1477 1486 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2,215
Write 1,682
Mixed 1617
SusWrite 1,550
396% 1,766 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 70.7
229% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 1,034
DQ Write 704
DQ Mixed 859
644% 866 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 293%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 4000 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
45.7% Average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 14.3
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 13.3
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 129%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 5,231 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) - $201

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $977
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