Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	283% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	56.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '23 at 04:19
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 77.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 926 92% 751 Pts	64-Core 1,530 95% 1,530 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8732) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 133 Parallax 115 100% 123 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 100 Splatting 97 90% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$157 26,880 User benchmarks, average bench 513% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1352 1955 2166 2188 1966 1427 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,350 Write 1,877 Mixed 1,998 SusWrite 1,842 453% 2,017 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 54.7 182% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 622 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 424 318% 434 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 685%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 930GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 805 114 114 116 117 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 1,309 Write 1,132 Mixed 984 SusWrite 228 204% 913 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 55.6 179% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 611 DQ Write 403 DQ Mixed 314 286% 443 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 295%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C16-16GVKC F4-3600C16-16GVKC 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 64GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.3% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 21.6 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 21 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 69%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	67	55	60	23.8"	1280 720	DELA1B8 DELL U2422H

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,502x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,361x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	892x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	588x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	440x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	238x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16