Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211028
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 17 '22 at 11:22
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User KWT-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400
, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Memory 89.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 294
96% 176 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 911
91% 741 Pts
64-Core 1,099
68% 1,099 Pts
Poor: 12%
This bench: 98%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$330
ASRock(1849 5217) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.6.1
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.2% Excellent
Lighting 88.9
Reflection 138
Parallax 171
72% 133 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 92.1
Splatting 157
122% 149 fps
Poor: 79%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 93%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900P15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 123 126 130 131 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 489
Write 348
Mixed 346
SusWrite 166
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 39.1
149% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 201
176% 262 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 180 188 186 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 172
Mixed 79
SusWrite 185
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 109%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
MC Read 41.9
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.3
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 26.7
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,446 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 - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,076
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