Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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.
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	25.9 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 28 '22 at 17:25
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 1,014 95% 789 Pts	64-Core 1576 98% 1576 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.8% 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: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3635 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (178 fps cap detected)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 178 Parallax 177 144% 177 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 178 Splatting 178 146% 178 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,480 Write 2,366 Mixed 2,278 530% 2,375 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 89 287% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,198 DQ Write 929 DQ Mixed 1,042 785% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 148GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 402 402 401 396 401 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 418 Mixed 228 SusWrite 400 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 34.9 116% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 281 228% 324 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 119%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 107GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 469 474 329 211 166 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 476 Mixed 392 SusWrite 352 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 45.2 157% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 241 210% 312 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.2% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 20.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 21.5 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	2,522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,366x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	901x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,014x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	855x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	591x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	444x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	274x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	302x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,130

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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