Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	340% 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	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	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '21 at 17:15
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 317 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,232 111% 933 Pts	64-Core 2,168 134% 2,168 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 87F5) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 118 Parallax 124 107% 125 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 104 Splatting 89.8 89% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2383 2389 2391 1388 728 750 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,534 Write 2,399 Mixed 2,295 SusWrite 1,672 500% 2,225 MB/s	4K Read 67.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 90.3 295% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,110 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 1,014 757% 1,008 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 442%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 193 198 197 199 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	24% Poor	Read 217 Write 194 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 197 40% 176 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 0.7 11% 4.53 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingmax GZOH23F-18---------- 2x16GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 30.3 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 29.6 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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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: 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	8	6	60	23.8"	1280 720	AUS24CC VZ249

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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	2,505x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	896x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	850x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	425x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	589x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $153Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	441x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	240x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	235x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,103

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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16