Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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 Drive	278% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '21 at 07:38
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 279 99% 177 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 1,114 100% 842 Pts	64-Core 2,096 130% 2,096 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2287) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3698 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 174 Parallax 176 135% 172 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 148 Splatting 131 126% 157 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 882 778 749 721 703 682 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,579 Write 1530 Mixed 1,875 SusWrite 753 375% 1,684 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 83.9 276% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,150 DQ Write 783 DQ Mixed 992 734% 975 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 410%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 151 151 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 155 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 151 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake R009D408GX2-4600C19A 2x8GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 29.5 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 49.4 SC Mixed 32.2 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 116%

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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	240	24.5"	1280 720	DELA102 DELL AW2518HF

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,489x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	890x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	423x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	586x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	439x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	233x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,105

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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