Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 20 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	32.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '22 at 14:35
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 80.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 291 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 994 92% 770 Pts	64-Core 2049 127% 2049 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37AD) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.09 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 119 Parallax 134 100% 125 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 135 Splatting 109 111% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,478 Write 2,181 Mixed 1,774 477% 2,144 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 75.9 258% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,174 DQ Write 819 DQ Mixed 1,002 746% 998 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Seagate Expansion SSD 500GB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 13GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 146 118 114 133 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 305 Write 120 Mixed 150 SusWrite 135 39% 178 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 6.4 33% 10 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 11.3 DQ Mixed 19.6 26% 49.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 58%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$65 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 944GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 162 162 160 160 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 141 Write 137 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 161 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 104%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 542GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 163 167 168 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 136 Mixed 111 SusWrite 163 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 915GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 39.9 Write 37.4 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 41.2 49% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 106 106 106 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 126 Write 108 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 106 136% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 156% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2A2666C16 2x31.5GB 433 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 19.9 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 18.5 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 91%

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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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,505x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	895x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	849x
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	239x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	235x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,114

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 $177	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16