Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

5 months ago, 16 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	51.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '24 at 19:59
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^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 below expectations (39^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 976 93% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,818 112% 1,818 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	136% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 177 Parallax 162 160% 179 fps	MRender 166 Gravity 138 Splatting 121 114% 142 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 158%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 670p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 14,932 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,412 Write 1,788 Mixed 1,391 412% 1,864 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 81.7 267% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 900 DQ Write 743 DQ Mixed 598 509% 747 MB/s
Poor: 137% Great: 383%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 7,881 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 62GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,301 Write 1,182 Mixed 743 239% 1,075 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 57.2 193% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 791 DQ Write 603 DQ Mixed 204 286% 532 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 127%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 76GB free Firmware: CS131122 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 470 Write 452 Mixed 342 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 17 4K Mixed 32.5 55% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 201 188% 289 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 97%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 364GB free Firmware: Q0922FS Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 486 Write 435 Mixed 393 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 40.6 138% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 0.6 30% 71.5 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 126%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 257GB 291 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 239GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 373 Write 113 Mixed 106 199% 197 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 22.2 4K Mixed 3 898% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 16.7 DQ Write 30.3 DQ Mixed 3.1 1,198% 16.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 126%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 257GB 291 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 239GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 363 Write 112 Mixed 116 202% 197 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 22.7 4K Mixed 3.2 924% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 16.9 DQ Write 30.4 DQ Mixed 3.4 1,212% 16.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 4x16GB 751 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 27.6 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 24.6 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 136%

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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	70	58	144	31.5"	2560 1440	SPT0CAD Sceptre Y32

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,509x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	897x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	850x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	590x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	441x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	273x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	301x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	235x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,200

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16