Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 22:06
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 150 2-Core 294 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 949 92% 755 Pts	64-Core 1,534 95% 1,534 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 109 Parallax 126 100% 119 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 115 Splatting 105 105% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,518 Write 1,758 Mixed 1,627 436% 1,968 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 72 235% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 791 DQ Mixed 880 659% 880 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 101GB free Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 516 334 334 334 334 334 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,965 Write 1,152 Mixed 786 SusWrite 364 235% 1,067 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 67.3 223% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,046 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 899 686% 930 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 236%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$114 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 313GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 459 479 483 481 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 483 Mixed 439 SusWrite 448 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 49.8 166% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 128%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 48GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 142 166 171 169 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 512 Write 489 Mixed 403 SusWrite 198 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 36.7 133% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 190 186% 296 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 95%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 269GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 102 101 102 101 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 121 Write 112 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 101 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.8 198% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 16,566 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.3% Good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 19.7 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 116%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	144	23.5"	1280 720	MSI3EA2 MSI MAG241C

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS - $299

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,054x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	508x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	248x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	494x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	385x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	251x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	193x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	134x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	111x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	102x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	91x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	90x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,030

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