Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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 Drive	162% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	51.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '22 at 22:12
Run Duration	306 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 as expected (47^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 284 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 945 91% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,396 86% 1,396 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405E) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 143 Parallax 138 130% 147 fps	MRender 153 Gravity 110 Splatting 107 99% 123 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM53.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 233 227 181 201 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,053 Write 1,324 Mixed 1,107 SusWrite 207 208% 923 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 62.2 205% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,120 DQ Write 832 DQ Mixed 977 730% 976 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 556%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 684GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 226 246 247 252 258 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 470 Mixed 456 SusWrite 243 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 50.8 162% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 953GB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1967 1921 1950 1429 1132 1110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,406 Write 1,908 Mixed 1,584 SusWrite 1,585 367% 1,621 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 68.6 232% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,218 DQ Write 873 DQ Mixed 1,045 781% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 284%
Inland SATA SSD 1TB 798 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 948GB free Firmware: V0718B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 388 391 412 426 420 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 429 Mixed 406 SusWrite 406 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 30 134% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 50.2 98% 193 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 202 205 203 205 205 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$22 9,374 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 919GB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 172 172 171 173 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 166 Mixed 90.1 SusWrite 172 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 103%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 24 23 26 26 25 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 86%
Asmt ASM1352R-Fast 4TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 31.9 Write 34.5 Mixed 35.4 SusWrite 37.7 26% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 374% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 139%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 7TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 25 26 27 27 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 98%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 1.5TB 770 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1.5TB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 39 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 36.1 48% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 55% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 4x16GB 12,209 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 27.8 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 25.4 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 114%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $330

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,512x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,363x
Core i9-10900KIntel $360Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	900x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	850x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	591x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	441x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	273x

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 $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	236x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,191

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16