Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	116% 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	266% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '24 at 09:27
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 81.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 266 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 892 85% 701 Pts	64-Core 1,475 91% 1,475 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti-$361 21,427 User benchmarks, average bench 145% Asus(1043 88F6) ≥ 4GB; Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4060-Ti CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 141 Parallax 154 124% 149 fps	MRender 210 Gravity 123 Splatting 90.6 110% 141 fps
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 157%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar NM620 1TB 4,587 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 605GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN10660 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1880 1831 1822 1852 1313 280 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 1,453 Write 2,214 Mixed 1,549 SusWrite 1,497 380% 1,678 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 70.3 234% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,185 DQ Write 770 DQ Mixed 598 548% 851 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 348%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$38 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 110GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 184 185 179 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 62.5 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 182 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 113%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$32 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 197GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 163 168 170 171 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 187 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 165 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2E3200C16 CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 CMH16GX4M2E3200C16 CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 32GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	65.5% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20.6 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.2 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 109%

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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	60	27"	1280 720	AUS27C0 ASUS VZ279

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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	1,067x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	512x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	253x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	505x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	388x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	256x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	196x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	137x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $145Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	112x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	102x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	91x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	91x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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