Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.09% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory2.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '23 at 12:02
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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-$181
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 78.2
1-Core 136
2-Core 269
87% 161 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 817
82% 664 Pts
64-Core 1,072
66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench 3D DX9 3D DX10 3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
6.09% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 70.6
Parallax 8.6
5% 28.4 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 11.7
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.09%
Great: 6%
Drives Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
Ortial SSD 128GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 31 35 24 20 14 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 37% Great: 132%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$70
1TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 169 169 173 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 173
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 172
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 100%
WD 5000AAC External 500GB
223GB free, PID 1001
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
20.7% Poor
Read 38.2
Write 42.3
Mixed 31
SusWrite 40.6
52% 38 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit Bench Multi core Single core Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
74% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 21.8
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 15.6
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 84
48% 84 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 4 167 16 60 0" 1920 1080 PLX2481H
Typical TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 3,783 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) - $171

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $1,076
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