Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	54.4% 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 Drive	173% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 08:21
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$249 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 338 98% 185 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,123 102% 859 Pts	64-Core 1,755 109% 1,755 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 119F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.4% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 71.5 Parallax 65.3 54% 67.9 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 64.8 54% 66.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 370 357 369 380 378 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 655 Write 544 Mixed 547 SusWrite 373 119% 530 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 88 290% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 817 DQ Write 674 DQ Mixed 999 679% 830 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 302%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 295GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 292 294 292 293 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 638 Write 522 Mixed 585 SusWrite 293 114% 510 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 89.5 293% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 837 DQ Write 675 DQ Mixed 984 674% 832 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 46 MC Write 45.3 MC Mixed 34.3 120% 41.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 36.9 106% 37 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%

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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	5	60	27"	1280 720	SAM0D32 C27F390

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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 $76Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,105

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