Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 208% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 224% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	211% 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	665% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	52.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '22 at 23:31
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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 as expected (59^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 271 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,095 100% 837 Pts	64-Core 1,952 121% 1,952 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.93 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	211% Outstanding	Lighting 309 Reflection 296 Parallax 327 252% 311 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 255 Splatting 190 210% 267 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 65 66 66 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	665% Outstanding	Read 7,359 Write 62.7 Mixed 127 SusWrite 65.1 396% 1,904 MB/s	4K Read 908 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 7.8 1,387% 306 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 665% Great: 595%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 169 176 176 173 175 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 118 Mixed 84.1 SusWrite 174 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 64GB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2133, 2667, 2133, 2667 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 31 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 29.3 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 127%

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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	2,491x
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 $910Bench 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