Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% 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 Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210409
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '24 at 10:36
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 285 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 990 95% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,484 92% 1,484 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Palit(1569 2488) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	137% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 187 Parallax 181 159% 188 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 141 Splatting 126 120% 150 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 346 440 439 289 194 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 376 Write 412 Mixed 385 SusWrite 337 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 50.4 164% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 149 156% 261 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$158 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 537GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 346 420 2.5 343 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 386 Write 451 Mixed 388 SusWrite 264 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 50.7 168% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 157 173% 292 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 125%
WDC WD20EZBX-00AYRA0 2TB 20,788 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 212 217 215 217 217 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 219 Write 207 Mixed 142 SusWrite 216 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 14.2 4K Mixed 1.2 37% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 8.5 DQ Mixed 1.4 2% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2G43AB3-CWE 4x16GB 204 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 27.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 26.3 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 147%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 31: 0P 1R 7G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
31%	17%	75	218	60	240	27.4"	1280 720	DELA179 Dell AW2721D

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS - $299

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,061x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	512x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	252x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	503x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	388x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	253x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	195x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	136x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	112x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	102x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	91x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	90x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,109

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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