Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	57.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '23 at 14:33
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,048 97% 811 Pts	64-Core 1,928 119% 1,928 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$879 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (175 fps cap detected)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 175 Parallax 175 143% 175 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 175 Splatting 152 136% 167 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42109 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,408 Write 1,251 Mixed 1128 281% 1,262 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 69.8 227% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,059 DQ Write 859 DQ Mixed 408 455% 775 MB/s
Poor: 140% Great: 311%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 335GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1778 1630 1632 1614 1132 982 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,504 Write 2,268 Mixed 1,884 SusWrite 1,462 455% 2,029 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 77.3 257% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,223 DQ Write 887 DQ Mixed 1,045 784% 1,052 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 435%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 387GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 98 100 93 102 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 48.7 Write 54.8 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 97.6 48% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 170% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Mushkin MLX4C360JNNM32G 2x31.5GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 24.8 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 22.4 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 132%

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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	60	175	34.8"	1280 720	DELA1E4 Dell AW3423DW

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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	2,530x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,370x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	904x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,020x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	856x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	427x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	592x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	444x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	274x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	303x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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