Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	269% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '20 at 03:00
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (51^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 below expectations (38^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 83.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 1,021 96% 796 Pts	64-Core 1,566 97% 1,566 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 940GB free Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1173 1195 1109 1082 1108 1165 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,463 Write 1,194 Mixed 964 SusWrite 1,139 267% 1,190 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 65.8 223% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,272 DQ Write 1041 DQ Mixed 1,105 842% 1,140 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 363%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB (2019)-$300 4,259 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 102430WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2137 1778 1301 1296 1291 1300 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,865 Write 2,122 Mixed 1,685 SusWrite 1,517 405% 1,797 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 52 184% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,158 DQ Write 867 DQ Mixed 1,024 763% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 320%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 65GB free Firmware: UE450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 107 62 63 63 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 446 Write 257 Mixed 193 SusWrite 93.9 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 18.9 76% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 90.2 DQ Mixed 42.5 48% 83.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 53%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 345GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 119 122 123 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 125 Write 111 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 121 70% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB 12,036 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 21.3 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 21.9 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 130%

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,356x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,055x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	821x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	521x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	369x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	305x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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