Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.31% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive274% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory58.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 03 '20 at 22:36
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 73.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 265
81% 151 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 920
88% 726 Pts
64-Core 1,458
90% 1,458 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.31% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 12.6
Parallax 9.12
6% 9.53 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 7.73
Splatting 18
11% 12.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.31%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
873GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1456 1482 1449 1501 1506 1428 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 1,659
Write 1,490
Mixed 1,185
SusWrite 1,470
326% 1,451 MB/s
4K Read 58.6
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 74.2
252% 87 MB/s
DQ Read 916
DQ Write 875
DQ Mixed 312
395% 701 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 274%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3600C16-16GVKC F4-3600C16-16GVKC 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 64GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
63.4% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 19.9
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 19.7
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 94.1
42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,337 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $330

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,194
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