Asus UX490UAR

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 90% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Asus UX490UAR (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK UX490UAR
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '22 at 11:46
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	54.4% Above average	Memory 55.4 1-Core 71.5 2-Core 147 51% 91.2 Pts	4-Core 288 8-Core 410 44% 349 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 1C30) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340 Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	2.03% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 8.8 Parallax 7.9 0% 5.6 fps	MRender 5.9 Gravity 6 Splatting 8.7 6% 6.87 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.03% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1002 256GB 4,445 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4131002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 193 190 171 168 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 387 Write 203 Mixed 193 SusWrite 185 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 32.3 109% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 223 188% 276 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung K4E6E304EB-EGCG 2x4GB 8,887 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	65.5% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 21.6 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 19.9 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 142 28% 142 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 71%

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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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Typical UX490UAR Builds (Compare 49 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

System: Asus UX490UAR

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	46x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	3x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	46x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	1x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	1x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	25x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 225%, 6,967 samples	4x
SD8SN8U512G1002 512GBSandiskBench 72%, 4,967 samples	4x

RAM
MT52L1G32D4PG-093 2x8GBMicronBench 66%, 14,288 samples	24x
K4EBE304EB-EGCG 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 14,699 samples	17x
K4E6E304EB-EGCG 2x4GBSamsungBench 62%, 8,887 samples	5x

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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