Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 222% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 231% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	210% 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	340% 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	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

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 17:55
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 161 2-Core 323 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1263 113% 955 Pts	64-Core 1,738 108% 1,738 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Lighting 314 Reflection 266 Parallax 313 256% 298 fps	MRender 332 Gravity 250 Splatting 182 200% 255 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 763GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1326 1876 1930 1505 1508 1512 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,596 Write 2,435 Mixed 1,900 SusWrite 1,610 479% 2,135 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 87.3 285% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,264 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 1,096 822% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 810GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 487 488 486 487 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 459 SusWrite 487 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56.7 190% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 185 182 184 181 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 138 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 182 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 58GB free, PID 5597, sandisk cruiser glide 3.0 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 20 22 21 21 21 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 91.7 Write 44.5 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 20.4 57% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.8 129% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 7,409 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 29.4 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 29.9 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 111%

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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	12	10	144	31.5"	1280 720	GSM772A LG QHD

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,492x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	890x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	423x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	587x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	439x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,124

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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