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Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 174%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 188%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics188% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive281% 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.
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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory15.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime4 Days
Run DateApr 06 '22 at 19:54
Run Duration231 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$285
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 83.6
1-Core 149
2-Core 290
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 1,032
96% 800 Pts
64-Core 1,913
118% 1,913 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 105%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
5.03% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 10.4
Parallax 9.1
5% 8.53 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 10.1
Splatting 0.2
5% 7.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.03%
Great: 6%
Nvidia RTX 3080-$709
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
188% Outstanding
Lighting 271
Reflection 329
Parallax 279
221% 293 fps
MRender 319
Gravity 231
Splatting 170
188% 240 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 188%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100
249GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1191 1062 984 947 924 920 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 2,505
Write 2,291
Mixed 1797
SusWrite 1,005
425% 1,899 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 78
261% 89.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,117
DQ Write 614
DQ Mixed 852
637% 861 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 281%
Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
578GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 18 19 20 19 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
12.1% Very poor
Read 20.9
Write 23
Mixed 71.6
SusWrite 19.4
26% 33.7 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.3
224% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 12.1%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
66.7% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 20.4
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 19.7
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,706 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 - $290

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,094
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