Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.17% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 5 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '23 at 13:31
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600-$144 7,605 User benchmarks, average bench 90% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 129 2-Core 270 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 846 85% 691 Pts	64-Core 982 61% 982 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	6.17% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 59.1 Parallax 8.7 5% 24.6 fps	MRender 11.8 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 12.2 9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.17% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Ortial SSD 128GB 204 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1022A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 47 25 14 29 30 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 145%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$105 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 169 173 171 172 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 162 Mixed 68 SusWrite 172 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 100%
WD 5000AAC External 500GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 223GB free, PID 1001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 42 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 37.8 Write 42 Mixed 30 SusWrite 41.1 52% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.5% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 21.4 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.8 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 110%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) - $201

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,651x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	509x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	493x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	765x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	611x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	324x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	360x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	212x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	208x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	150x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	141x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	140x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $977

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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