Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics72.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive29.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201230
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 11 '21 at 05:39
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Memory 83.7
1-Core 156
2-Core 311
98% 184 Pts
4-Core 614
8-Core 1,213
108% 914 Pts
64-Core 2,074
128% 2,074 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3773) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.3% Very good
Lighting 104
Reflection 2.8
Parallax 103
85% 70 fps
MRender 94.6
Gravity 104
Splatting 0.1
47% 66.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UH510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 20 31 33 27 3.5 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.9% Poor
Read 108
Write 78.1
Mixed 155
SusWrite 40
21% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 39.2
4K Mixed 14.8
66% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 54.4
DQ Write 89.9
DQ Mixed 12.6
26% 52.3 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 106%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB
171GB free
Firmware: CXM12D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 253 252 251 252 252 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 464
Write 205
Mixed 238
SusWrite 252
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 28
105% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 87.3
DQ Mixed 109
90% 132 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 115 119 122 118 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 116
Write 117
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 119
69% 95.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 0.5
201% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.4% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 21.1
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 23.1
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 133%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,306 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: $1,112
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