Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 147%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics165% 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 Drive226% 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.
Memory128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory117.8 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '23 at 23:39
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 79.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 279
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 978
89% 746 Pts
64-Core 1,443
89% 1,443 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
165% Outstanding
Lighting 226
Reflection 207
Parallax 244
184% 226 fps
MRender 270
Gravity 219
Splatting 168
174% 219 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 165%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140
588GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1220 1162 1075 1065 1068 1069 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 1,124
Write 1,068
Mixed 846
SusWrite 1,110
234% 1,037 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 69.8
229% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,066
DQ Write 800
DQ Mixed 964
713% 944 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 226%
Great: 303%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$235
349GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 365 474 476 476 476 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 485
Mixed 438
SusWrite 419
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 55.6
182% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 355
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380
842GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 364 474 476 475 476 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 481
Mixed 442
SusWrite 419
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 55.6
181% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 353
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK128GX4M4A2400C16 4x31.8GB
4 of 4 slots used
127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
73% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 22.7
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 31.6
SC Mixed 21.3
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 81.9
49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 73%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,381 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 - $265

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,137
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