Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	192% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231027
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '24 at 20:12
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,102 101% 847 Pts	64-Core 1,955 121% 1,955 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 230 Parallax 151 126% 178 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 187 Splatting 129 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 498GB free (System drive) Firmware: 12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1401 948 978 721 609 692 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,229 Write 1,760 Mixed 1,257 SusWrite 892 290% 1,284 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 52.6 161% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 915 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 856 637% 846 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 298%
Samsung 990 PRO with Heatsink 2TB 3,821 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 909GB free Firmware: 0B2QJXG7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1340 1327 1298 1298 1300 1297 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,364 Write 1,244 Mixed 1,225 SusWrite 1,310 290% 1,286 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 86.2 276% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,130 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 1,042 782% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 587%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 369GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 526 158 172 173 154 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 947 Write 747 Mixed 274 SusWrite 323 127% 573 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 22.4 91% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 580 DQ Mixed 55.4 130% 254 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 182%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C16-8GVGB F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C16-8GVGB 32GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 27.7 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 28.8 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 108%

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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	60	40"	1280 720	PHLC142 PHL BDM4037U

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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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,505x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	895x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	849x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: $1,114

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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