Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	333% 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	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

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '22 at 08:09
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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 (43^rd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,106 101% 847 Pts	64-Core 1,928 119% 1,928 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37B4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 118 Parallax 137 111% 130 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 127 Splatting 95.7 87% 108 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 648GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1945 1976 1988 1908 1706 1716 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,149 Write 2,169 Mixed 2,256 SusWrite 1,873 476% 2,112 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 87.9 279% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,144 DQ Write 878 DQ Mixed 1,001 752% 1,008 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 488%
SSD 1TB 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 499GB free Firmware: SBFMJ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 432 436 438 441 441 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 132 Write 104 Mixed 86.4 SusWrite 436 43% 190 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 19.6 4K Mixed 11.6 50% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 13.8 DQ Write 15.1 DQ Mixed 14.2 11% 14.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 2x16GB 9,626 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.3% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 22.1 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 132%

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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	2,495x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,114

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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