Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.06% 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 Drive287% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 13 '21 at 02:08
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Memory 82
1-Core 118
2-Core 301
88% 167 Pts
4-Core 621
8-Core 1,178
107% 899 Pts
64-Core 2,031
126% 2,031 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
6.06% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 9.1
5% 8.5 fps
MRender 9
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 12.2
8% 9.67 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.06%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
871GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2000 2127 2085 2002 2041 2010 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 1,976
Write 2,085
Mixed 1,889
SusWrite 2044
451% 1,998 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 50.7
171% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,223
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 292
314% 556 MB/s
Poor: 189%
This bench: 287%
Great: 486%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 1x31GB
1 of 4 slots used
31GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.1% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 11.7
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 11.1
28% 9.97 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,300 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,117
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