Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics70.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive284% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory18.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200508
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 28 '20 at 03:12
Run Duration241 Seconds
Run User MAR-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 157
2-Core 312
102% 188 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 1,110
103% 861 Pts
64-Core 2050
127% 2050 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.6% Very good
Lighting 79.9
Reflection 102
Parallax 96.5
65% 92.9 fps
MRender 88.8
Gravity 111
Splatting 97.8
81% 99.2 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLB1T0HALR-00000 1TB
851GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1996 1957 1149 1149 1146 1134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,168
Write 2,059
Mixed 1,556
SusWrite 1,422
404% 1,801 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 68
224% 76.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,001
DQ Write 836
DQ Mixed 912
685% 916 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 284%
Great: 286%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 411040WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 460 452 461 457 460 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 410
Write 445
Mixed 370
SusWrite 456
95% 420 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 40.2
138% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 234
206% 309 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 102%
Great: 117%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 411040WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 448 453 461 457 460 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 460
Mixed 366
SusWrite 456
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 44.3
148% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 228
202% 305 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 107%
Great: 117%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$179
7TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 231 230 231 232 230 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 28.3
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 40.5
SC Mixed 28.6
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS Builds (Compare 3,541 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $1,105
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