Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 200% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 224% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	223% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	53.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210503
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '21 at 21:42
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 165 2-Core 324 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1257 110% 935 Pts	64-Core 2,198 136% 2,198 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 1612) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Lighting 285 Reflection 258 Parallax 291 233% 278 fps	MRender 326 Gravity 235 Splatting 175 192% 245 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40G 1TB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 257% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB421D57 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 607 415 229 112 222 264 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 2,599 Write 297 Mixed 603 SusWrite 308 205% 952 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 66.8 220% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 442 DQ Mixed 790 564% 737 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 327%
Nvme SAMSUNG MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 68GB free Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 297 297 297 298 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 959 Write 301 Mixed 363 SusWrite 297 105% 480 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 37.2 162% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 427 369% 566 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 135%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 143 144 143 147 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 73.3 Write 128 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 143 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 216% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 90%
Generic MassStorageClass 253GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 153GB free, PID 0754 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 135 135 135 133 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.1% Very good	Read 233 Write 120 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 134 166% 137 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 5.6 354% 5.97 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3600 DDR4 3200 DDR4 3600 DDR4 3200 64GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 29 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 30.4 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.4% 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	75	31.5"	1280 720	ACR0687 Acer ET322QU

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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	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	589x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	440x
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 $115Bench 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 $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16