Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	4.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	16.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	May 27 '21 at 21:24
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 65.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 298 92% 174 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 926 90% 741 Pts	64-Core 2,035 126% 2,035 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	4.27% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 10.4 Parallax 9 5% 8.5 fps	MRender 12.5 Gravity 0.1 Splatting 0.1 3% 4.23 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.27% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 431GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 930 788 754 734 715 725 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,114 Write 950 Mixed 747 SusWrite 774 201% 896 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 39.5 164% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 978 DQ Mixed 1,083 808% 1076 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 421GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 806 845 835 727 721 720 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,243 Write 804 Mixed 682 SusWrite 776 196% 876 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 41.4 186% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,338 DQ Write 1,037 DQ Mixed 1147 869% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 410%
Biostar S100-120GB 120GB 1,899 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4.15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 177 259 244 257 280 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 461 Write 391 Mixed 331 SusWrite 225 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 21 118% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 29.9 70% 144 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 88%
Seagate ST8000VX004-2M11 8TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 762GB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 177 212 192 201 200 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 100%
WD WD60PURX-64LZMY0 6TB 1,184 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 130 143 133 141 143 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 144 Write 137 Mixed 71 SusWrite 134 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 100%
WD WD60PURX-64LZMY0 6TB 1,184 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 157 153 154 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 143 Write 145 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 156 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 100%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 38GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 68 69 69 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 123 Write 111 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 68 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 86%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 38GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 69 68 68 69 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 67.8 62% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x16GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 16.5 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 8.5 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 112%

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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	426x

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	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: 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 $539	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