Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	109% 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	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	58.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '21 at 21:38
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (45^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 155 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,180 106% 893 Pts	64-Core 1,618 100% 1,618 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 512GB-$95 12,034 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 439 273 191 225 223 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 459 Mixed 445 SusWrite 288 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 56.7 183% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 256 210% 298 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 128%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 705GB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1858 991 1001 1010 995 1003 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 853 Write 1,040 Mixed 722 SusWrite 1143 213% 940 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 27.2 143% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 55.7 DQ Write 925 DQ Mixed 1,246 740% 742 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 284%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 302GB free Firmware: MS2OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 119 127 127 126 128 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 172 Write 137 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 126 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 107%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 124GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 94 94 92 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 94.8 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 94.8 63% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 62%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 613GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 39 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 30 Write 33.3 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 36.5 25% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 171% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-32GTZN 2x31.5GB 1,561 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.9% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.2 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 20.3 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 139%

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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	2,491x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	890x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	423x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	233x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,124

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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