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Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 160%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 171%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics165% 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.
Boot Drive196% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210415
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJul 01 '22 at 22:08
Run Duration320 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$280
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Memory 89.9
1-Core 135
2-Core 289
93% 171 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 1,042
96% 803 Pts
64-Core 1,897
117% 1,897 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$520
MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB; msi tro x
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
165% Outstanding
Lighting 248
Reflection 214
Parallax 211
202% 224 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 159
Splatting 127
141% 180 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 165%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1492 817 523 321 318 326 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
196% Outstanding
Read 1,559
Write 1,703
Mixed 1,396
SusWrite 633
297% 1,323 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 58.5
191% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 956
DQ Write 620
DQ Mixed 783
585% 787 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 196%
Great: 276%
Alertseal 960GB 1TB
316GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 407 409 409 411 408 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 459
Mixed 396
SusWrite 396
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 43.2
144% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 105
146% 268 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34
354GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 185 184 182 183 183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 146
Mixed 84.6
SusWrite 183
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 133 136 135 135 132 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 83.1
Write 112
Mixed 68.1
SusWrite 132
73% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
79% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 106%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
930GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 86 83 88 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 89.4
Write 67.3
Mixed 58.1
SusWrite 85.1
55% 75 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 51%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 180 177 181 181 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 142
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 178
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 99%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 Adata DDR4 3200 Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 Adata DDR4 3200 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 36.8
MC Mixed 27.5
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 24
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,732 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $290

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $1,110
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