Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	138% 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.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Run History

14 days ago, 14 days ago, 14 days ago, 14 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	39.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '24 at 23:56
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 304 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1147 104% 877 Pts	64-Core 1,987 123% 1,987 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	138% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 194 Parallax 188 173% 198 fps	MRender 147 Gravity 115 Splatting 96.8 95% 120 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB 13,576 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1567 Write 1,734 Mixed 1,356 347% 1,552 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 71.3 247% 91.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,140 DQ Write 798 DQ Mixed 965 722% 968 MB/s
Poor: 161% Great: 280%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1301 1305 1302 1309 1308 1307 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 1,488 Write 1,312 Mixed 1,277 SusWrite 1,305 303% 1,346 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 82.9 274% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,224 DQ Write 964 DQ Mixed 1,074 809% 1,087 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 435%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 580GB free Firmware: CC94 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 81 81 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 56.9 Write 57.5 Mixed 44 SusWrite 81.5 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 56%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 148 148 148 148 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 156 Write 147 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 148 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 101%
Seagate FireCuda HDD Hub 8TB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: 0005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 173 175 173 173 174 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 49 Write 142 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 169 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 1 307% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 48GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 26.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.1 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.6% 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	72.3"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV SSCR2

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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