Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 29 '21 at 05:41
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 93.8
1-Core 125
2-Core 229
86% 149 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 338
46% 342 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759
AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.3.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.4% Below average
Lighting 39.7
Reflection 33.5
Parallax 84.7
32% 52.6 fps
MRender 31.4
Gravity 54.3
Splatting 68.6
44% 51.4 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 153%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
368GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GH2OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 93 78 69 78 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 114
Write 124
Mixed 30.6
SusWrite 85.4
64% 88.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 72%
Netac OnlyDisk 16GB
14GB free, PID 3c01
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 16 19 20 18 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
8.5% Terrible
Read 23.6
Write 16.6
Mixed 12.5
SusWrite 18.4
23% 17.8 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.5%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 41.4
MC Mixed 29.7
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 28.4
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,319 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 - $330

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,114
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