Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	44% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	212% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '20 at 07:44
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 129 2-Core 238 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 824 81% 663 Pts	64-Core 1,035 64% 1,035 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8747) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44% Average	Lighting 25.9 Reflection 123 Parallax 135 21% 94.8 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 87.2 Splatting 72.8 88% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 906 419 423 423 426 428 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,565 Write 1,638 Mixed 1,252 SusWrite 504 278% 1,240 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 70.7 249% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,037 DQ Write 834 DQ Mixed 71 289% 647 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 237%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 111GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 203 204 205 205 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 487 Write 205 Mixed 200 SusWrite 204 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 13.4 103% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 75.7 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 42.2 61% 108 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 78%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 850GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 119 116 125 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 141 Write 132 Mixed 118 SusWrite 124 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 76%
Seagate ST3400620AS 400GB-$55 3,016 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 305GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 71 70 74 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 75 Write 54.2 Mixed 52 SusWrite 71.9 47% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 30.8 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 29 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) - $201

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,651x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	509x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	493x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	765x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	611x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	324x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	360x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	213x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	208x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	150x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	141x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	140x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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