Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '23 at 23:07
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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 i5-10400-$99 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 81.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 237 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 709 69% 567 Pts	64-Core 865 54% 865 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
HS1TBQE 1TB 623GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0128A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 29 30 36 33 33 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 499GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 194 195 195 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 192 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 194 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C16-8GVKC Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 F4-3600C16-8GVKC Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	60.9% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 18.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 18.5 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 99%

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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: 0P 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	64	52	60	0"	1280 720

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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 $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	300x
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