Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 193%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 193%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics188% 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 Drive339% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 22 '23 at 05:27
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 151
2-Core 302
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 593
8-Core 1074
100% 833 Pts
64-Core 1,564
97% 1,564 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 536.23
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
188% Outstanding
Lighting 272
Reflection 252
Parallax 280
222% 268 fps
MRender 308
Gravity 225
Splatting 174
186% 236 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 188%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$60
852GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 1597 1924 1987 1995 1998 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
339% Outstanding
Read 2,508
Write 1,932
Mixed 227
SusWrite 1,672
352% 1,584 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 80.3
275% 99.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,291
DQ Write 1009
DQ Mixed 556
578% 952 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 339%
Great: 372%
Viper M.2 VPN100 512GB
101GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1360 748 533 539 540 542 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 1,006
Write 1,348
Mixed 1,058
SusWrite 710
233% 1,031 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 52.3
184% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 240
179% 240 MB/s
Poor: 132%
This bench: 152%
Great: 253%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$98
573GB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 149 149 125 127 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 146
Write 157
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 140
84% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50
8GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 87 81 80 80 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 86.6
Write 62
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 81.2
55% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Thermaltake R009D408GX2-4600C19A 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 46.3
MC Mixed 30.6
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 51.5
SC Mixed 32.1
100% 34.9 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 110%
Great: 116%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,369 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,120
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