Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
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Workstation
Workstation 133%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics108% 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 Drive76.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 12 '21 at 23:56
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$255
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 171
2-Core 342
109% 203 Pts
4-Core 681
8-Core 1,327
119% 1,004 Pts
64-Core 2,194
136% 2,194 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 111%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 151
Parallax 152
128% 153 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 131
Splatting 0.1
74% 104 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 108%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0813A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 9.6 8.5 77 438 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 453
Write 434
Mixed 362
SusWrite 141
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 97.2
4K Mixed 30.5
131% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 47.7
90% 175 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 115%
Spcc Solid State Disk 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 472 475 474 437 363 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 487
Mixed 428
SusWrite 447
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 59.6
201% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 349
262% 349 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 126%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$63
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 180 181 179 183 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 151
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 180
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
87% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 29.2
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 45.7
SC Mixed 30.3
92% 32.3 GB/s
Latency 56
72% 56 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 101%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,407 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $225

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,102
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