Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	85.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201127
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 02:59
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 87.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 296 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,018 97% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,611 100% 1,611 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% PowerColor(148C 2410) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.9.2 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 134 Parallax 290 107% 185 fps	MRender 224 Gravity 140 Splatting 166 143% 177 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 146 140 137 135 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 496 Write 163 Mixed 226 SusWrite 148 57% 258 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 38.9 144% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 234 182% 255 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 723GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 140 148 139 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 102 Write 114 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 145 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake A247254 2x8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.8% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.1 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 18.4 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 103%

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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%	2	109	3	75	31.5"	2560 1440	VSCE635 VX3276-QHD

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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 Z490M-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	268x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	202x
Core i7-10700Intel $232Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	152x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	157x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	105x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples	93x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	66x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	52x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	37x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	52x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	50x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	42x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16