Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 201% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 204% 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	336% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '22 at 22:38
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

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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 i9-10900-$276 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 152 2-Core 297 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,085 100% 838 Pts	64-Core 1,664 103% 1,664 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$854 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 8822) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 287 Reflection 256 Parallax 291 234% 278 fps	MRender 322 Gravity 236 Splatting 174 192% 244 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1305 681 744 751 506 644 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,738 Write 2240 Mixed 2342 SusWrite 772 452% 2,023 MB/s	4K Read 79.8 4K Write 251 4K Mixed 104 387% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 1,630 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 1,292 985% 1,343 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 494%
Nvme Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 664 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 447GB free Firmware: RKT30Q.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1824 1813 1501 129 191 142 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,337 Write 1864 Mixed 1,195 SusWrite 933 301% 1,332 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66.7 221% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 614 DQ Write 890 DQ Mixed 936 657% 814 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 297%
Samsung 960 EVO 250G 250GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 222GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 712 714 312 304 304 304 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 93%
Seagate Expansion HDD 8TB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 7TB free Firmware: 1801 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 36 Write 40.7 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 41.6 27% 37 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1 373% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3733 C17 Series 2x8GB 1,545 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 28.8 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 50.2 SC Mixed 34.2 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 46.2 87% 46.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,491x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	890x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $854Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	423x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	233x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,124

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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