Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics57.6% 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 Drive249% 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 TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200508
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 26 '21 at 22:11
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$233
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 150
2-Core 296
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 1,028
97% 807 Pts
64-Core 1,607
100% 1,607 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Lighting 71.3
Reflection 75.8
Parallax 69.3
58% 72.1 fps
MRender 66.8
Gravity 71.8
Splatting 68.4
56% 69 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKW010T8 1TB
582GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1361 940 966 970 972 965 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 2,384
Write 1,457
Mixed 828
SusWrite 1,029
316% 1,424 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 73.4
4K Mixed 64.7
207% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,009
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 620
445% 597 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 249%
Great: 303%
Spcc Solid State Disk 480GB
132GB free
Firmware: SAFM01.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 464 465 465 463 464 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 485
Mixed 362
SusWrite 464
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 39.4
144% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 198
163% 237 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0406
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 167 169 175 175 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Read 115
Write 130
Mixed 79.9
SusWrite 170
28% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 9.2
4K Mixed 0.7
7% 3.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1.2
DQ Write 7.3
DQ Mixed 2.1
2% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 18%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
559GB free
Firmware: MN6OA5Q0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 113 111 111 111 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 115
Write 126
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 111
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 35.5
MC Mixed 24.9
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 41.1
SC Mixed 30
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 5,220 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 (WI-FI) - $195

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $966
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