Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 263%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 262%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics285% 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.
Boot Drive250% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200408
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '23 at 10:20
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$200
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 89.3
1-Core 146
2-Core 290
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 945
91% 751 Pts
64-Core 1,505
93% 1,505 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800
Zotac(19DA 4675) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.49
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
285% Outstanding
Lighting 415
Reflection 471
Parallax 580
338% 489 fps
MRender 449
Gravity 498
Splatting 263
316% 403 fps
Poor: 303%
This bench: 285%
Great: 407%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 634 637 635 619 529 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
250% Outstanding
Read 2,523
Write 2,251
Mixed 1,656
SusWrite 613
393% 1,761 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 71.3
240% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,078
DQ Write 584
DQ Mixed 793
600% 818 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 250%
Great: 340%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
282GB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1352 802 117 127 109 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 1,443
Write 1,488
Mixed 1,065
SusWrite 435
248% 1,108 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 64.6
219% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 633
DQ Write 681
DQ Mixed 271
310% 528 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 182%
Great: 255%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.2% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 19.1
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 22.2
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,382 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $840
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