Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive254% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '22 at 18:50
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 142
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 881
90% 726 Pts
64-Core 1,140
70% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.47
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 78.3
Reflection 79.6
Parallax 76.4
64% 78.1 fps
MRender 65.5
Gravity 74.4
Splatting 61.4
54% 67.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-00A00 256GB
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXH7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1203 403 404 405 404 405 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 2,184
Write 2,213
Mixed 1,433
SusWrite 537
356% 1,592 MB/s
4K Read 65.3
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 84
283% 98.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,004
DQ Write 1,034
DQ Mixed 1,162
834% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 254%
Great: 259%
ADATA HD710 PRO 1TB
782GB free, PID a75a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 105 107 105 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
54% Above average
Read 128
Write 98.3
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 106
131% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.7
160% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 54%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 23.7
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 28.7
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,302 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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