Asrock Z490 AQUA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 189%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 112%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 197%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics164% 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 Drive68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z490 AQUA  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210329
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '21 at 13:42
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700KF-$240
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 184
2-Core 368
116% 216 Pts
4-Core 735
8-Core 1,443
129% 1,089 Pts
64-Core 1,850
114% 1,850 Pts
Poor: 94%
This bench: 117%
Great: 109%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650
ASRock(1849 5201) ≥ 4GB; Asrock Taichi X Stock
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.5.1
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
164% Outstanding
Lighting 204
Reflection 233
Parallax 429
166% 289 fps
MRender 357
Gravity 149
Splatting 256
206% 254 fps
Poor: 165%
This bench: 164%
Great: 178%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 163 142 144 139 162 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
68% Good
Read 428
Write 268
Mixed 299
SusWrite 153
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 26.8
95% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 176
159% 242 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 68%
Great: 91%
Micron MTFDHBA256TCK 256GB
65GB free
Firmware: 002P1LN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 202 325 311 213 217 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 648
Write 351
Mixed 596
SusWrite 264
104% 465 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 57.3
4K Mixed 43.1
140% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 775
DQ Write 547
DQ Mixed 628
478% 650 MB/s
Poor: 111%
This bench: 115%
Great: 210%
Micron_1300_MTFDDAK1T0TDL 1TB
504GB free
Firmware: M5MU000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 255 185 192 259 242 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 409
Write 469
Mixed 385
SusWrite 217
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 34.6
117% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 327
246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 122%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4000 C19 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
129% Outstanding
MC Read 51.6
MC Write 50
MC Mixed 36.8
132% 46.1 GB/s
SC Read 32.7
SC Write 47.6
SC Mixed 40.5
115% 40.3 GB/s
Latency 51.9
77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 129%
Great: 137%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z490 AQUA Builds (Compare 94 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 207%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 209%
UFO

Motherboard: Asrock Z490 AQUA

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $993
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