Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics112% 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 Drive44.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 14 '21 at 19:05
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 way above expectations (86th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 152
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,004
97% 799 Pts
64-Core 2,014
125% 2,014 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Nvidia(10DE 139E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
112% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 146
Parallax 147
119% 147 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 126
Splatting 109
108% 136 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 112%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFME1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 64 109 24 104 37 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
44.5% Average
Read 201
Write 98
Mixed 89.1
SusWrite 68.7
25% 114 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 64.7
4K Mixed 12.1
88% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 73.8
DQ Mixed 35.8
58% 117 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 94%
PSM-512GBSATA3SSD2.5 512GB
217GB free
Firmware: T0317A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 48 13 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 436
Write 221
Mixed 17.9
SusWrite 18.4
38% 174 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 11.7
4K Mixed 0.6
43% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 13
DQ Mixed 0.6
16% 40.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.8% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 14.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 18.6
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,295 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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