Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 135%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics134% 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.
Boot Drive284% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220517
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateAug 24 '22 at 06:24
Run Duration226 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$231
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 144
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 993
93% 774 Pts
64-Core 1,546
96% 1,546 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
EVGA(3842 4667) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 191
Reflection 175
Parallax 169
156% 178 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 136
Splatting 118
117% 148 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 134%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
305GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 819 571 629 810 815 818 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,579
Write 2,326
Mixed 1825
SusWrite 744
417% 1,868 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 84
278% 96.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,304
DQ Write 896
DQ Mixed 1,083
813% 1,094 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 284%
Great: 355%
Intel SSDPEDMD020T4D HHHL NVMe 2000GB
1TB free
Firmware: 8DV10110 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1899 1902 1891 1889 1869 1834 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
268% Outstanding
Read 899
Write 1,884
Mixed 878
SusWrite 1,881
316% 1,385 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 51.2
199% 78.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,457
DQ Write 1,082
DQ Mixed 1,189
910% 1,243 MB/s
Poor: 202%
This bench: 268%
Great: 271%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 25.1
94% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 39.5
SC Mixed 28.7
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,368 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $265

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,120
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