Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 194% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 189% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	188% 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 Drive	224% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

13 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '23 at 17:47
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (40^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,022 99% 812 Pts	64-Core 1,489 92% 1,489 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 272 Reflection 344 Parallax 306 222% 307 fps	MRender 311 Gravity 225 Splatting 173 186% 236 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$60 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1234 915 920 930 927 927 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 2,105 Write 1,564 Mixed 538 SusWrite 975 288% 1,296 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 50.3 174% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 565 DQ Write 597 DQ Mixed 677 483% 613 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 372%
Viper M.2 VPN100 512GB 3,353 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 468GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1384 736 533 535 540 547 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,095 Write 1,416 Mixed 1,138 SusWrite 713 246% 1,090 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 53.2 189% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 243 180% 240 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 253%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$98 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 603GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 126 126 108 101 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 131 Write 142 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 113 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 13GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 77 89 87 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 82.7 Write 86.4 Mixed 66 SusWrite 83 59% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake R009D408GX2-4600C19A 2x8GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 46.9 MC Mixed 31.1 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 50.7 SC Mixed 31 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 49.1 81% 49.1 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 116%

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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	2,525x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,366x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	901x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,015x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	855x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	591x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	444x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	274x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	302x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,120

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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