Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 161%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
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Workstation
Workstation 151%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics159% 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 Drive263% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 19:08
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 158
2-Core 312
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 970
94% 772 Pts
64-Core 1,198
74% 1,198 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
159% Outstanding
Lighting 238
Reflection 287
Parallax 214
194% 246 fps
MRender 206
Gravity 161
Splatting 142
136% 170 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 159%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
309GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1092 999 988 996 988 975 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 1,918
Write 2,223
Mixed 1,932
SusWrite 1,006
399% 1,770 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 73
259% 98.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,106
DQ Write 919
DQ Mixed 996
750% 1,007 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 263%
Great: 297%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
359GB free
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 217 214 215 218 215 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 284
Mixed 263
SusWrite 225
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 50.1
168% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 238
202% 297 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 100%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 41.4
MC Mixed 27.6
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 46.5
SC Mixed 30.7
93% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 5,219 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) - $195

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $966
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