Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 219% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 241% 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	200% 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	336% 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.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 19:11
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 172 2-Core 342 110% 203 Pts	4-Core 682 8-Core 1,348 120% 1,015 Pts	64-Core 2,226 138% 2,226 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% XFX(1EAE 6901) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.9.1 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	200% Outstanding	Lighting 265 Reflection 256 Parallax 575 216% 365 fps	MRender 400 Gravity 204 Splatting 292 242% 299 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1569 1422 1427 1453 1393 1355 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,615 Write 2,444 Mixed 1,789 SusWrite 1,436 464% 2,071 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 91.3 308% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,255 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 1,074 803% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 410%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 9,544 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 591GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 120 124 124 123 120 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 132 Write 132 Mixed 101 SusWrite 122 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 0.7 330% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 101%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 328GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 77 81 82 80 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 63.1 Write 69.7 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 80.2 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 183% 2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE1 2x16GB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 30.2 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 30.5 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 118%

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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	9	6	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM7707 LG HDR 4K

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS - $299

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,056x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	508x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	248x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	497x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	385x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	251x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	194x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	135x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	111x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	102x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	91x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	90x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,027

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	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