Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	162% 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	130% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '20 at 20:11
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 165 2-Core 323 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,193 110% 920 Pts	64-Core 1,798 111% 1,798 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 226 Reflection 237 Parallax 252 184% 238 fps	MRender 270 Gravity 221 Splatting 142 165% 211 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 370GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 397 487 490 490 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 490 Mixed 410 SusWrite 451 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 63.9 212% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 355 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 340GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 398 489 491 491 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 458 SusWrite 452 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 67.6 225% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 123 134 135 134 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 109 Write 104 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 129 66% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 174% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 88%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 4,756 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 117 117 117 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 94.1 Write 107 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 114 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 21.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 23.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 102%

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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	2,496x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	587x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	440x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,117

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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