Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 188% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 185% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	183% 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	273% 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	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '23 at 00:42
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,023 98% 808 Pts	64-Core 1,528 95% 1,528 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 537.34 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	183% Outstanding	Lighting 266 Reflection 248 Parallax 275 217% 263 fps	MRender 296 Gravity 216 Splatting 165 178% 226 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 183% 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% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 604 831 885 402 748 694 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,488 Write 763 Mixed 181 SusWrite 694 224% 1,032 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 80 254% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,291 DQ Write 1,035 DQ Mixed 566 586% 964 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 372%
Viper M.2 VPN100 512GB 3,353 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 476GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1367 1288 542 540 533 548 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 1,044 Write 1,334 Mixed 1,066 SusWrite 803 240% 1,062 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 51.9 185% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 230 175% 239 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 253%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$98 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 591GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 150 153 152 152 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 103 Write 109 Mixed 49 SusWrite 153 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 130 132 131 133 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 125 Write 122 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 132 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.7% 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 as expected (47^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 30.6 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 31.3 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 116%

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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%	0	71	59	240	27"	1920 1080	DELA147 Dell AW2720HF

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Gaming 143%

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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	1,367x
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 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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