Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 198% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 203% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	200% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	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.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago, 3 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 26 days ago, 13 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '24 at 08:31
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$255 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 170 2-Core 340 107% 200 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,072 100% 836 Pts	64-Core 1,656 102% 1,656 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$539 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% Gigabyte(1458 40ED) CLim: 3135 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Lighting 285 Reflection 268 Parallax 288 232% 280 fps	MRender 366 Gravity 245 Splatting 192 210% 267 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme 256GB 256GB 2,446 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1111H0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 213 370 232 173 583 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 1,104 Write 851 Mixed 705 SusWrite 330 166% 748 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 17.8 98% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 782 DQ Mixed 329 323% 500 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 200%
Nvme 1TB 1TB 1,484 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 482GB free Firmware: T0707A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1230 1277 1228 887 467 394 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1308 Write 1,144 Mixed 825 SusWrite 914 235% 1,048 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 17.4 104% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 858 DQ Write 983 DQ Mixed 527 506% 789 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 270%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 500GB 1,345 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 211GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 389 388 386 385 382 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 368 Write 362 Mixed 338 SusWrite 386 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 23.8 4K Mixed 20 64% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 93.6 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 77.9 71% 106 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 4x8GB 25,190 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 31.5 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 32.1 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%

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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	1534	56	120	27"	1280 720	SAM0F58 C27JG5x

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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	2,507x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	896x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	850x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	589x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	300x
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: $1,202

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16