Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 192% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 190% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	209% 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	82.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	10.9 Days
Run Date	May 17 '24 at 04:54
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$224 198,859 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 (31^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 138 2-Core 287 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 910 86% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,421 88% 1,421 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 308 Reflection 293 Parallax 349 251% 317 fps	MRender 344 Gravity 249 Splatting 188 205% 260 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 256GB-$114 909 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 182 258 171 162 177 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 491 Write 288 Mixed 283 SusWrite 188 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 36.1 127% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 178 160% 242 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 98%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 376GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 865 729 1081 927 95 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,266 Write 1,134 Mixed 942 SusWrite 630 222% 993 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 60 197% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 683 DQ Write 712 DQ Mixed 274 322% 556 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 176 189 185 186 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 123 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 185 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 28.4 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 26.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 45: 0P 4R 8G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
45%	45%	29	187	6	240	27"	1280 720	MNT2700 F2740C

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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 - $265

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,529x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,370x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	904x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,019x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	856x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	592x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	444x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	274x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	303x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,141

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16