Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics31.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive177% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '21 at 22:20
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 267
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 880
84% 693 Pts
64-Core 1,149
71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 94%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Asus(1043 8521) 2GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
31.6% Below average
Lighting 40
Reflection 43.6
Parallax 39.3
33% 41 fps
MRender 36.5
Gravity 38.8
Splatting 34.3
30% 36.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 540 524 527 526 526 524 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
177% Outstanding
Read 719
Write 643
Mixed 659
SusWrite 528
143% 637 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 78.8
260% 87.5 MB/s
DQ Read 826
DQ Write 723
DQ Mixed 1,029
702% 859 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 177%
Great: 355%
Avexir V1 128G AV1128G 128GB
118GB free
Firmware: AP023PC0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 79 74 79 75 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 397
Write 114
Mixed 160
SusWrite 75.4
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 11
83% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 8.2
33% 72.4 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 49%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
361GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 102 98 102 99 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 102
Write 29.8
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 99.9
54% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 58%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 29.8
101% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 43.4
SC Mixed 29
88% 31 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,313 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $330

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,117
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HDDRAMUSB
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