Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 170% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	184% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	234% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '20 at 01:00
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 250 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 877 83% 686 Pts	64-Core 1,326 82% 1,326 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB; Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming OC CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	184% Outstanding	Lighting 263 Reflection 277 Parallax 345 214% 295 fps	MRender 324 Gravity 248 Splatting 146 185% 239 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 359% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 815 766 790 812 797 794 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,717 Write 2,180 Mixed 1,675 SusWrite 796 359% 1,592 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 69.6 244% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,124 DQ Write 712 DQ Mixed 995 721% 944 MB/s
Poor: 207% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 500%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 359% 766GB free Firmware: EGFM11.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2220 2255 2069 1959 2125 2252 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 1,672 Write 2166 Mixed 1,737 SusWrite 2,147 438% 1,930 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 56.8 189% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,168 DQ Write 756 DQ Mixed 1,074 771% 999 MB/s
Poor: 207% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 500%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 925GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 428 425 425 427 421 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 406 Mixed 400 SusWrite 426 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 44.1 150% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 350 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 931GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 428 425 426 428 423 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 420 Mixed 394 SusWrite 426 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 45.3 148% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 352 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 931GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 429 426 427 429 424 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 420 Mixed 373 SusWrite 428 93% 410 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 46.8 155% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2000 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 27.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 28.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 105%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	202x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 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 $95Bench 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 $45Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $776

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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