Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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	94.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	251% 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

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '22 at 02:41
Run Duration	468 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 297 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1149 104% 872 Pts	64-Core 2,024 125% 2,024 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (116 fps cap detected)	94.5% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 116 Parallax 116 94% 116 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 116 Splatting 114 94% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 256GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2216 1608 926 905 935 914 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,641 Write 2,255 Mixed 1,592 SusWrite 1,251 381% 1,685 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 66.6 218% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,036 DQ Write 816 DQ Mixed 910 685% 921 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 370%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 462GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 473 479 479 477 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 429 Mixed 373 SusWrite 477 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 44.2 146% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 236 207% 309 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 360GB 1,301 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 111GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 245 174 173 168 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 1,413 Write 1,076 Mixed 108 SusWrite 234 155% 708 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 9.7 66% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 580 DQ Mixed 239 245% 390 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 147%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$125 7,464 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 97GB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 1195 595 646 394 34 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1068 Write 1,384 Mixed 1,185 SusWrite 704 245% 1,085 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 65.6 226% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,106 DQ Write 984 DQ Mixed 1,082 801% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 307%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 25.9 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 30.6 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 125%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,497x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	588x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 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	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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