Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive154% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime6.5 Days
Run DateOct 20 '21 at 11:52
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 135
2-Core 257
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 907
85% 707 Pts
64-Core 1415
88% 1415 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 143
Parallax 143
116% 143 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 142
Splatting 122
109% 135 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 111%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
295GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 146 56 57 59 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 1,341
Write 924
Mixed 871
SusWrite 117
180% 813 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 63.4
222% 78.2 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 760
DQ Mixed 219
260% 438 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 154%
Great: 209%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 194 192 188 194 188 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 92.3
Write 119
Mixed 86.6
SusWrite 186
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.4
253% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.5% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 20.9
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24.4
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,378 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $771
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