Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.5% 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	112% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '21 at 09:17
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 285 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 1,063 95% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,635 101% 1,635 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 87F5); asus tuf CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 61.9 Reflection 63.1 Parallax 62.2 50% 62.4 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 52.9 51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 128GB 3,975 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 119GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 127 85 119 84 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 504 Write 378 Mixed 354 SusWrite 140 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 35.9 144% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 198 177% 266 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 652GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 462 482 469 475 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 485 Mixed 464 SusWrite 460 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 53.9 179% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 351 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 427 461 448 459 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 340 Mixed 302 SusWrite 441 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 47.4 162% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 255 215% 315 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C16 2x8GB 2,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.8% Good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 19.1 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 21.6 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 125%

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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	9	7	165	27"	1280 720	AUS2787 VG27VQ

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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	2,500x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	892x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	588x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	440x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	238x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,112

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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