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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	59.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	28.3 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 26 '21 at 20:59
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 880 92% 739 Pts	64-Core 1101 68% 1101 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ OCTANE 128GB 321 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 172 154 167 155 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 421 Write 190 Mixed 214 SusWrite 166 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 24.1 93% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 64.5 DQ Mixed 69.1 58% 86.2 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 60%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 151GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 487 484 470 460 474 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 463 SusWrite 477 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 52.2 170% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 170 143% 213 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80 7,190 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 63GB free Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 81 76 76 108 165 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 513 Write 221 Mixed 280 SusWrite 121 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 38.5 144% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 145 120% 169 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 115%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 135GB free, PID 103e Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 33.6 Write 38.8 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 38.1 48% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.4% 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 (87^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 46.8 MC Mixed 34.6 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 29.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 119%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	270x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	203x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	152x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	157x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	106x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $864

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16