Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '21 at 06:26
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 284 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 984 92% 762 Pts	64-Core 2,095 130% 2,095 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 143 Parallax 144 116% 143 fps	MRender 166 Gravity 131 Splatting 111 108% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 43GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 493 Write 470 Mixed 451 105% 472 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 48.4 159% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 437 Write 408 Mixed 362 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 48.1 160% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 123GB free Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,597 Write 402 Mixed 1,052 223% 1017 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 60.8 210% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 784 DQ Write 850 DQ Mixed 774 594% 803 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 347GB free Firmware: CC45 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 170 Write 176 Mixed 74.8 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 602GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,896 Write 48 Mixed 104 1,444% 2,016 MB/s	4K Read 810 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 3.2 34,156% 272 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD Kingston KHX2666C16/8G M378A1K43CB2-CTD Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 32GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 21.8 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 22.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 87%

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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 Z490-A - $330

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,507x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	896x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	850x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	425x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	589x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,202

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $508	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16