Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	152% 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.
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '21 at 20:20
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700KF-$240 17,565 User benchmarks, average bench 102% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 78.3 1-Core 186 2-Core 376 111% 214 Pts	4-Core 743 8-Core 1199 119% 971 Pts	64-Core 1,767 109% 1,767 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 215 Parallax 206 181% 215 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 157 Splatting 140 133% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 135 126 124 119 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 482 Mixed 362 SusWrite 148 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 54.7 193% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 229 204% 307 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 7,881 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 540GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 454 480 479 476 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 479 Mixed 440 SusWrite 455 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 51.5 186% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 341 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 127%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 1x8GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.6% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 8.7 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 8.9 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 49: 5R 5G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
49%	44%	43	291	216	60	31.5"	2560 1440	VSCE635 VX3276-QHD

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,512x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,363x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	900x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	850x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	591x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	441x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	273x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	302x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	236x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,191

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16