Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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	106% 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.
Boot Drive	257% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	59.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '21 at 00:07
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 80.6 1-Core 162 2-Core 284 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,231 112% 938 Pts	64-Core 2,008 124% 2,008 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 116 Parallax 132 107% 126 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 128 Splatting 107 109% 137 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 729GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 1725 1709 1717 1728 1727 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1,164 Write 1743 Mixed 1,210 SusWrite 1,566 322% 1,421 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 68.7 249% 92.3 MB/s	DQ Read 687 DQ Write 1,011 DQ Mixed 887 660% 861 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 305%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 176GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 460 460 460 461 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 484 Mixed 405 SusWrite 461 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 47.9 169% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 414GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	0.91% Terrible	Read 7.5 Write 7 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 8.3 2% 7.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 0% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 0.91% Great: 133%
WDC WDS200T2B0A 2TB 2,924 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 207GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 451 451 450 451 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 317 Mixed 385 SusWrite 452 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 48.4 172% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 274 225% 323 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%
WDC WDS200T2B0A 2TB 2,924 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 374GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 451 452 443 449 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 483 Mixed 394 SusWrite 444 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 46 167% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 264 216% 310 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 117%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 377GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 452 452 453 452 453 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 484 Mixed 466 SusWrite 453 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 58.4 196% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 186GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 452 452 452 452 452 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 486 Mixed 468 SusWrite 453 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58 194% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 4x16GB 246 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.8% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21.4 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 22.9 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 155%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,495x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	587x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	439x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,114

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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