Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	295% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	58.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '21 at 08:27
Run Duration	322 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 906 92% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,176 73% 1,176 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 400D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 158 Parallax 157 131% 158 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 138 Splatting 122 119% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2172 875 828 826 832 832 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 2,556 Write 2,357 Mixed 1829 SusWrite 1,061 437% 1,951 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 82.1 276% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,124 DQ Write 782 DQ Mixed 1,000 734% 969 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 340%
Nvme GIGABYTE GP-ASAC 512GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 241GB free Firmware: ECFMH2.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1957 926 559 555 555 556 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,522 Write 1,569 Mixed 1509 SusWrite 851 307% 1,363 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 67.7 247% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,327 DQ Write 1,062 DQ Mixed 1,165 880% 1,184 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 242%
Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40 1TB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 952GB free Firmware: VB411D45 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1100 1092 1093 1092 1100 1094 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,470 Write 1,086 Mixed 1,052 SusWrite 1,095 264% 1,176 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 72.1 240% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1,216 DQ Write 678 DQ Mixed 1091 773% 995 MB/s
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 323%
Seagate Backup+ BK 2TB 513 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: A905 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 103 103 103 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 76 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 102 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 64%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 140 138 141 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 132 Write 102 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 140 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 2.2 388% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 156 155 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 120 Write 114 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 156 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 2.2 386% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 202 200 199 202 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 166 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 200 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 28.6 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 28.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 123%

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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