Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive226% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime11.8 Days
Run DateDec 07 '21 at 01:28
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$233
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 77.4
1-Core 134
2-Core 220
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 721
71% 580 Pts
64-Core 1,166
72% 1,166 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.4% Above average
Lighting 63.2
Reflection 80.3
Parallax 69.5
52% 71 fps
MRender 77.2
Gravity 68.6
Splatting 73.7
60% 73.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1370 969 994 1002 1002 1009 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 1,323
Write 2,198
Mixed 1,521
SusWrite 1,058
346% 1,525 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 64.6
220% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,028
DQ Write 793
DQ Mixed 853
654% 891 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 226%
Great: 284%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$137
2.5TB free
Firmware: FP1R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 168 164 170 164 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 166
Mixed 69.4
SusWrite 165
103% 142 MB/s
4K Read 7.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
492% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x31GB
1 of 4 slots used
31GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
35.9% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 13
MC Mixed 10.7
36% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 8.8
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 85.6
47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 49%

 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 5,271 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) - $201

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,050
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