Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 116%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics20% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive261% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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)
Memory44.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210113
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateApr 11 '21 at 09:04
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700K-$249
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 198
2-Core 394
120% 228 Pts
4-Core 773
8-Core 1,464
133% 1,118 Pts
64-Core 1,842
114% 1,842 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 118%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120
CLim: 1075 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
20% Poor
Lighting 24.8
Reflection 27
Parallax 32.3
20% 28 fps
MRender 23.5
Gravity 23.7
Splatting 24.4
20% 23.9 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB
891GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1778 1006 997 989 993 995 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 1,158
Write 2,532
Mixed 1397
SusWrite 1,126
353% 1,553 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 82.1
277% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,252
DQ Write 1461
DQ Mixed 1,612
1,144% 1,442 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 261%
Great: 284%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
931GB free
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1201 1213 1216 1212 1218 1216 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
256% Outstanding
Read 1,340
Write 1,221
Mixed 966
SusWrite 1,213
266% 1,185 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 86.5
305% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 845
DQ Mixed 275
343% 601 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 256%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-16GTZKW F4-3200C16-8GTZKW F4-3200C16-16GTZKW F4-3200C16-8GTZKW 48GB
2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.4% Excellent
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 22.7
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 29.2
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 29.9
84% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,290 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,124
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