Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	172% 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	261% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '21 at 10:51
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$123 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 967 94% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,265 78% 1,265 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% XFX(1EAE 6701) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	172% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 247 Parallax 406 178% 290 fps	MRender 368 Gravity 156 Splatting 263 213% 262 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1330 405 406 408 407 408 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,620 Write 2,228 Mixed 1,565 SusWrite 560 388% 1,743 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 79.5 266% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,006 DQ Write 769 DQ Mixed 905 672% 893 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 280%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 382GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1166 1233 800 810 808 808 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,523 Write 1,309 Mixed 1,244 SusWrite 938 281% 1,254 MB/s	4K Read 70.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 83.6 273% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,250 DQ Write 788 DQ Mixed 961 732% 999 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 355%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 931GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 437 382 327 376 365 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 480 Mixed 394 SusWrite 388 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 46.9 162% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 258 217% 317 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 117%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 54GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 136 135 137 126 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 286 Write 151 Mixed 184 SusWrite 137 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 40.7 147% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 116 92% 127 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 73%
Imation Classic 8GB 204 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 070c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 6.6 10 9.8 9.8 9.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	6.53% Terrible	Read 19.4 Write 9.5 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 8.5 14% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 31% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.53% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 39,970 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 28.3 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 49.2 SC Mixed 31.5 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,508x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	896x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $482Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	850x
RTX 3060Nvidia $212Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	590x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	441x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	273x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	301x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	235x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,182

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16