Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 153%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 163%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics148% 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 Drive27.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateJan 18 '23 at 20:39
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$255
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 154
2-Core 307
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 607
8-Core 1,160
105% 883 Pts
64-Core 1,948
121% 1,948 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$449
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
148% Outstanding
Lighting 214
Reflection 197
Parallax 186
175% 199 fps
MRender 231
Gravity 146
Splatting 121
130% 166 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 148%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0813A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 11 12 11 19 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
27.4% Poor
Read 362
Write 202
Mixed 21.4
SusWrite 14.6
32% 150 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 15
4K Mixed 0.4
36% 11.2 MB/s
DQ Read 88
DQ Write 19.4
DQ Mixed 0.5
14% 36 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 115%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
258GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 464 463 470 450 347 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 472
Mixed 426
SusWrite 442
104% 459 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 49.1
164% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 343
259% 346 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 114%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$63
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 169 163 169 169 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 133
Write 169
Mixed 75
SusWrite 168
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 28.5
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 44.1
SC Mixed 29.4
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 97.5%
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 7,403 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 - $225

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $1,108
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