Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	97.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '21 at 11:43
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$154 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 311 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1022 100% 819 Pts	64-Core 1,278 79% 1,278 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80 7,190 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 223 221 221 221 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 465 Mixed 448 SusWrite 246 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 46.7 163% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 217 175% 242 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 115%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 412GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 493 493 493 493 493 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 492 Mixed 462 SusWrite 493 111% 491 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 51 170% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 170 142% 211 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 442GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 78 74 74 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 72 Write 82.7 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 76.1 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 62%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 202GB free, PID 103e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 72 70 72 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 72.5 Write 69.7 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 71.3 84% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4W.M16FE1 2x16GB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2600 MHz clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 45.9 MC Write 47.6 MC Mixed 35.5 123% 43 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 52.4 SC Mixed 34.2 105% 36.6 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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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 Z490M-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	203x
Core i7-10700Intel $232Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	152x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	157x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	105x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples	93x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	66x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	53x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	37x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	52x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	50x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	42x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16