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 as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	351% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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	122 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 01:29
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 75.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 301 94% 177 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,116 102% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,560 97% 1,560 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB; 08G-P5-3755-KR CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 236 Reflection 219 Parallax 232 192% 229 fps	Gravity 158 Splatting 140 131% 149 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 659GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2116 2048 1535 1536 1528 1531 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,567 Write 2,330 Mixed 1,900 SusWrite 1,716 478% 2,128 MB/s	4K Read 65.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 90.1 307% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,195 DQ Write 998 DQ Mixed 1,110 828% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 810GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 484 484 485 485 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 470 SusWrite 484 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 53.4 177% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 340 256% 341 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 845GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1345 1346 1347 1343 1324 1342 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 1,495 Write 1,291 Mixed 1,280 SusWrite 1,341 304% 1,352 MB/s	4K Read 68.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 93.4 312% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,308 DQ Write 1,151 DQ Mixed 1,218 916% 1,226 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 372%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 102 103 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 105 Write 105 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 102 130% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.6 261% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GTZN 4x31.8GB 777 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.5% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 24.3 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 23 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 89.1 45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 174%

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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	2,499x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 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 $90Bench 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: $1,112

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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