Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 182% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 189% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	193% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '23 at 20:31
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1,065 98% 821 Pts	64-Core 1649 102% 1649 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$550 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% Asus(1043 88E1) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 273 Reflection 260 Parallax 278 222% 270 fps	MRender 353 Gravity 236 Splatting 184 202% 258 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 240GB-$160 1,284 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 150 140 142 137 145 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 250 Write 209 Mixed 289 SusWrite 145 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 37 138% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 191 162% 238 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 91%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 404GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2029 1629 1259 1263 1259 1259 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2,419 Write 2,215 Mixed 1610 SusWrite 1,450 431% 1,924 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 79.5 263% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,292 DQ Write 1,082 DQ Mixed 1,177 884% 1,184 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 372%
CT4000P3SSD8 4TB 2,934 User benchmarks, average bench 295% 2.5TB free Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 303 301 1182 1386 1389 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,233 Write 1,385 Mixed 1,299 SusWrite 811 266% 1,182 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 72.5 249% 92.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,308 DQ Write 1,064 DQ Mixed 1166 878% 1,180 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 426%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 875GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 133 133 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 135 Write 128 Mixed 69 SusWrite 132 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 76%
WDC WD20 EZRX-00D8PB0 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 39.1 Write 39.3 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 4.7 37% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 56%
WDC WD50 00AACS-61M6B2 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 120GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.4% Very poor	Read 37.4 Write 38.7 Mixed 29 SusWrite 40.4 50% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 78% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 19%
ST350083 0AS 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 417GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 38 37 38 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.9% Poor	Read 100 Write 20 Mixed 36 SusWrite 37.1 54% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 65% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3200 C16 Series 2x16GB 2,697 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 20.2 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 1: 0P 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
1%	1%	80	217	60	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27E3 ASUS VG278HE

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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	2,513x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,364x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	900x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,013x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	850x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 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	237x

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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