Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	152% 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	67.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '21 at 15:02
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 1,070 99% 824 Pts	64-Core 1,644 102% 1,644 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 203 Parallax 212 184% 213 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 151 Splatting 132 127% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 75 76 73 71 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 355 Write 126 Mixed 207 SusWrite 74.8 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 35.5 120% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 131 130% 215 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 118%
SK hynix SC311 SATA 512GB 5,047 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 324GB free Firmware: 70000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 357 427 390 379 388 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 461 Mixed 424 SusWrite 373 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 37.2 119% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 257 189% 255 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 109%
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 337GB free Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 874 1027 1423 1361 1153 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,640 Write 1453 Mixed 116 SusWrite 1,073 238% 1,071 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 58.7 195% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 761 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 235 223% 368 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 277%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 24.8 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 28.9 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 76: 10R 7G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
76%	24%	93	295	236	144	27"	2560 1440	DELA0D1 Dell S2716DG

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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	2,491x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	890x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	423x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	587x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	439x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	233x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,124

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) $35	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