Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	4.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	121% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 13 months ago, 8 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '23 at 10:45
Run Duration	427 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700 195 User benchmarks, average bench 95% , 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 255 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1126 101% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,541 95% 1,541 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2115 Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	4.42% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 8.6 Parallax 7.6 5% 7.3 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 0.1 4% 5.63 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.42% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KIOXIA-EXCERIA S 1TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 665GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 701 486 490 515 478 505 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 1082 Write 1,562 Mixed 1,154 SusWrite 529 244% 1,082 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 35.7 4K Mixed 27.3 83% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 683 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 464 334% 444 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 215%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 390GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 425 423 431 443 442 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 425 Mixed 382 SusWrite 430 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 30.3 100% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 319GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 426 424 432 444 330 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 454 Write 423 Mixed 414 SusWrite 412 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 40.6 4K Mixed 29.1 95% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 304GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 932 660 648 639 608 601 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,808 Write 1,723 Mixed 1,246 SusWrite 681 305% 1,365 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 42.7 140% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 1,200 DQ Write 841 DQ Mixed 1,003 754% 1,015 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 495,311 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 297GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2003 925 771 767 773 772 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1741 Write 1,651 Mixed 1,449 SusWrite 1,002 328% 1,461 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 46.9 152% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1306 DQ Write 881 DQ Mixed 1,036 789% 1,074 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 346%
Dogfish 500GB 500GB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 291GB free Firmware: S0918A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 18 63 18 62 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 449 Write 379 Mixed 358 SusWrite 83.1 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 11.8 4K Mixed 0.4 32% 9.53 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 18.9 DQ Mixed 0.4 17% 44.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 101%
Fanxiang S101 512GB 1,873 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 392GB free Firmware: V1021B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 405 415 418 419 422 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 455 Write 396 Mixed 374 SusWrite 414 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 16 71% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 30.8 77% 154 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 101%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 733GB free Firmware: 2330 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1320 373 376 377 380 377 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,377 Write 1,747 Mixed 1,476 SusWrite 534 289% 1,283 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 45.7 196% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 876 DQ Write 685 DQ Mixed 772 580% 778 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 276%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB 2,046 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2873 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.2% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 20.2 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 24.4 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	271x
Core i5-10600KIntel $134Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	206x
Core i7-10700Intel $289Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	154x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $495Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	159x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	108x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples	94x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	66x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	55x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	37x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	52x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	51x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	42x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $850

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $154	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353