Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, 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	104% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '24 at 05:58
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (44^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 949 90% 745 Pts	64-Core 1474 91% 1474 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C725) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3955 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 184 Parallax 189 154% 187 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 161 Splatting 135 132% 166 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 2TB 2,517 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 430GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 199 191 153 189 189 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 452 Mixed 1,004 SusWrite 204 118% 521 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 43 169% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 425 DQ Write 602 DQ Mixed 682 468% 569 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 333%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 154 157 153 157 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 185 Write 159 Mixed 110 SusWrite 156 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 0.8 10% 4.3 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 1.4 2% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.1 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 18.6 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 114%

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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	69	57	240	27"	2560 1417	SAM105C LC27G7xT

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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 - $330

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,503x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	894x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	849x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	589x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	440x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	239x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	235x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,117

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