Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	277% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200403
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '21 at 17:01
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 295 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,016 97% 799 Pts	64-Core 1,626 101% 1,626 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 405C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 178 Parallax 167 155% 179 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 141 Splatting 124 115% 143 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 133% 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% 454GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 990 1002 1023 1007 1109 1107 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,473 Write 2,214 Mixed 1,608 SusWrite 1,040 410% 1,834 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 72.3 239% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1143 DQ Write 664 DQ Mixed 884 663% 897 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 329GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1358 1101 1084 1060 1047 1035 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,511 Write 1,817 Mixed 1,859 SusWrite 1,114 408% 1,825 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 75.4 252% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,232 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 937 651% 836 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 435%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z4000C18 2x8GB 1,531 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.5 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 23.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 131%

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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: 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	10	8	144	27"	1280 720	GSM5B7F LG ULTRAGEAR

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,650x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	509x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	491x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	763x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	610x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	324x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	358x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	212x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	208x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	150x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	141x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	140x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $948

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	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