Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 165% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	184% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '22 at 04:06
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 79.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 93% 173 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 968 93% 769 Pts	64-Core 1,438 89% 1,438 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37BD) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3885 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Lighting 257 Reflection 225 Parallax 273 210% 252 fps	MRender 288 Gravity 252 Splatting 190 194% 243 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$157 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,272 Write 2,107 Mixed 2,031 477% 2,137 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 79.9 263% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,130 DQ Write 875 DQ Mixed 980 739% 995 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 170GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 420 404 405 401 400 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 442 Mixed 355 SusWrite 413 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 49.3 4K Mixed 32 106% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 284 232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 119%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 107GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 450 454 457 245 177 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 443 Mixed 371 SusWrite 372 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 40.9 144% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 248 213% 315 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 122%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 18.7 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 17.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 81.2 49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 114%

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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 - $265

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,530x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,371x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	904x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,020x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	856x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	427x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	592x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	444x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	274x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	303x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16