Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	131% 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	64GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	59.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '21 at 23:12
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 74.9 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 98% 186 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,254 109% 931 Pts	64-Core 2011 124% 2011 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 116 Parallax 135 108% 128 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 130 Splatting 108 109% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 631GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 1398 1406 1700 1693 1652 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 118 Write 556 Mixed 182 SusWrite 1,389 129% 561 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 4.8 66% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 913 586% 653 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 305%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 176GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 307 311 274 275 278 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 480 Mixed 389 SusWrite 308 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 46.2 162% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
WDC WDS200T2B0A 2TB 2,924 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 207GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 308 312 275 277 280 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 388 Mixed 385 SusWrite 310 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 45.9 162% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 273 223% 320 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 117%
WDC WDS200T2B0A 2TB 2,924 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 374GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 311 314 279 279 281 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 326 Mixed 387 SusWrite 312 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 46.1 162% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 273 225% 324 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 377GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 315 319 282 284 287 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 486 Mixed 464 SusWrite 316 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 56 185% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 186GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 487 485 487 488 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 482 Mixed 464 SusWrite 485 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.4 189% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 351 264% 352 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 218GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 487 485 487 488 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 482 Mixed 395 SusWrite 485 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 46.4 162% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 4x16GB 246 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	68.5% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 90.5 44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 155%

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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	2,502x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	893x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	589x
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	239x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	235x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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