Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '22 at 20:19
Run Duration	385 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 939 89% 738 Pts	64-Core 1,452 90% 1,452 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 872F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 113 Parallax 133 110% 127 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 118 Splatting 105 108% 137 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

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% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,886 Write 1,374 Mixed 1,180 328% 1,480 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 64.5 218% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 650 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 1,064 715% 853 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 331GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 442 462 374 438 331 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 451 Mixed 407 SusWrite 407 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 39.9 138% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 173 127% 166 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 129%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,997 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 107GB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 128 129 125 131 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 71.5 Write 121 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 127 22% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 0.7 7% 3.7 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 6.6 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 18%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 5GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 77 74 75 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 66.4 Write 79 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 74 50% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 84%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$215 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 80GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 90 89 85 87 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 84.8 Write 88.4 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 87 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 98%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 13GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 61 61 62 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 59.7 Write 57.5 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 60.8 40% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 83%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 58GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 66 65 67 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 50.2 Write 61.4 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 65.3 38% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 86%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 13GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 39 39 35 39 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 30.6 Write 30.6 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 37.8 23% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 98%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 226GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 107 105 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 114 Write 104 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 106 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 101%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 9GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 59 48 43 58 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 114 Write 71.8 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 52.2 50% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 87%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 144 Write 113 Mixed 99.6 146% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1 210% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 136GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 158 163 142 159 159 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 150 Write 82.9 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 154 155% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4RL.M16FE 2x16GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.4% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 21.7 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 118%

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

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,507x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	896x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	850x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	589x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	301x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	235x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,202

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16