Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 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 Drive253% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '21 at 16:07
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel 0000
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 136
2-Core 266
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 849
84% 684 Pts
64-Core 1,066
66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 10
Parallax 8.3
6% 8.4 fps
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 0.1
3% 3.5 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1599 1608 1146 751 530 548 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 1,647
Write 1,601
Mixed 1,242
SusWrite 1,030
310% 1,380 MB/s
4K Read 59.7
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 81.1
274% 96.7 MB/s
DQ Read 770
DQ Write 1,014
DQ Mixed 350
415% 711 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 253%
Great: 277%
Sony Storage Media 8GB
3GB free, PID 05ba
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.3 5.4 6.8 6.8 6.7 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
8.59% Terrible
Read 24.2
Write 7
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 5.1
11% 10.4 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1
86% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.59%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.7% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 20.7
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 22.8
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS Builds (Compare 3,522 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $1,025
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