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Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 131%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics146% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory19.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 20 '23 at 17:48
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$215
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Memory 86.6
1-Core 147
2-Core 287
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 551
8-Core 1,004
93% 778 Pts
64-Core 1,472
91% 1,472 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$450
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.18
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 215
Reflection 197
Parallax 201
175% 204 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 146
Splatting 130
122% 152 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 146%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$110
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,386
Write 1,367
Mixed 1296
302% 1,350 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 61.9
218% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 1,212
DQ Write 969
DQ Mixed 1,083
813% 1,088 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
8GB free
Firmware: V8X02c08
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 410
Write 376
Mixed 338
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 31.9
113% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 183
137% 177 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$18
133GB free
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 72 71 72 72 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 102
Write 110
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 71.6
64% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 24GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.8% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 10.9
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 10.6
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,646 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $1,111
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