Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	57.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '20 at 23:30
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$390 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 317 100% 187 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,201 109% 915 Pts	64-Core 2,156 134% 2,156 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB 5,778 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 396 412 416 418 413 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 481 Mixed 373 SusWrite 415 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 45.6 148% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 236 206% 307 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 983GB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 460 458 457 457 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 476 Mixed 339 SusWrite 457 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 38.3 137% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 232 204% 306 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 117%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 394GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 460 459 457 457 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 486 Mixed 414 SusWrite 457 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 55.9 186% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 652GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 129 132 131 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	78% Very good	Read 141 Write 118 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 131 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$69 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 142 144 144 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 153 Write 138 Mixed 94 SusWrite 143 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 745GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 106 104 106 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 114 Write 102 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 104 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 116 117 116 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	62% Good	Read 131 Write 109 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 116 145% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.8 224% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB-$351 1,197 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.6 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.2 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 172%

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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 - $220

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,574x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,382x
Core i9-10900KIntel $390Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	915x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,044x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	873x
RTX 3060Nvidia $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	432x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	603x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $147Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	453x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	276x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	304x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	248x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $95Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	241x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,059

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342