Asus UX490UAR

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	153% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 90% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Asus UX490UAR (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK UX490UAR
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190417
Uptime	12.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '21 at 22:59
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Memory 75.1 1-Core 65.8 2-Core 92.8 50% 77.9 Pts	4-Core 136 8-Core 170 20% 153 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 1C30) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9316 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	2.82% Terrible	Lighting 2.8 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 3.3 2% 2.93 fps	MRender 5.2 Gravity 3.5 Splatting 5.3 4% 4.67 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.82% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY7501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 682 531 621 599 628 631 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,274 Write 1158 Mixed 677 SusWrite 615 208% 931 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 47 168% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 313 227% 297 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 259%
JMicron 320GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 298GB free Firmware: 9122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 85 88 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 105 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 96.7 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron MT52L1G32D4PG-093 2x8GB 14,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.6% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 17.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 14.2 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 90.2 44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 73%

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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	9	7	30	31.5"	1280 720	PHLC204 PHL 328E1

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Typical UX490UAR Builds (Compare 49 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

System: Asus UX490UAR

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	46x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	3x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	46x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	1x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	1x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	25x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 225%, 6,967 samples	4x
SD8SN8U512G1002 512GBSandiskBench 72%, 4,967 samples	4x

RAM
MT52L1G32D4PG-093 2x8GBMicronBench 66%, 14,288 samples	24x
K4EBE304EB-EGCG 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 14,699 samples	17x
K4E6E304EB-EGCG 2x4GBSamsungBench 62%, 8,887 samples	5x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16