PC Intel Z490

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	119% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	PC Intel Z490 (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK TUF GAMING B460-PLUS
Memory	6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '24 at 17:03
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 64.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 278 86% 162 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 795 80% 648 Pts	64-Core 1,101 68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	4.76% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 8.6 5% 8.2 fps	MRender 12.8 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 0.1 5% 6.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.76% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
512gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB 4,059 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 324 32 30 503 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 1,575 Write 95.1 Mixed 71 SusWrite 208 103% 487 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 37.8 4K Mixed 7.2 98% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 708 DQ Write 36.4 DQ Mixed 72.6 128% 272 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 187GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 149 143 149 149 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 102 Write 87.8 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 146 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 76% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GF2666Z16K4 2x8GB 1,054 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	65.3% Good	MC Read 28 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 19.5 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 18.9 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 92%

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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%	2	170	15	165	27"	2560 1377	MSI3CA6 MSI MAG272CQR

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Gaming 88%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 88%

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System: PC Intel Z490

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	127x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	66x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	50x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	73x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	57x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	40x

SSD
PCS 2.5" SSD 1TB1TBBench 77%, 926 samples	39x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	26x

RAM
CM4X8GF2400Z16K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 73%, 4,992 samples	32x
CMWX8GD3200C16W4 2x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 3,119 samples	28x
CM4X8GD3200C16K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 89%, 9,947 samples	26x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $560

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16