Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 188% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 182% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	197% 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.
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.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	15.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	8.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '23 at 07:23
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 926 88% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,378 85% 1,378 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$435 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% HP(103C 88B9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 254 Parallax 321 235% 288 fps	MRender 324 Gravity 236 Splatting 175 193% 245 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB 328 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,162 Write 1,304 Mixed 1,226 276% 1,231 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 53.1 182% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 847 DQ Write 693 DQ Mixed 774 578% 771 MB/s
Poor: 167% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 40GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 454 453 461 459 433 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 441 Mixed 384 SusWrite 451 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 45.5 156% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 159 129% 187 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB 2,373 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2191 2161 2188 2106 2115 2149 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2237 Write 2,202 Mixed 2,044 SusWrite 2,152 487% 2,159 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 71.6 238% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 873 DQ Mixed 953 716% 959 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 438%
SABRENT 480GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 23GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 366 273 158 205 171 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 14% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP32D4U8S8HC-8X KHX3200C16D4/8GX HP32D4U8S8HC-8X KHX3200C16D4/8GX 32GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 27.9 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 27.4 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 107%

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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 - $265

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,529x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,370x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	904x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,019x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	856x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	592x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	444x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	274x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	303x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16