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 below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	213% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '20 at 02:28
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 1,169 107% 896 Pts	64-Core 1,943 120% 1,943 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 215 Reflection 228 Parallax 241 175% 228 fps	Gravity 215 Splatting 144 154% 179 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 888GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1146 1145 1179 1060 1054 1097 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,331 Write 1,043 Mixed 1,047 SusWrite 1,113 255% 1,133 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 60.8 201% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,165 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 296 310% 540 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 930GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2003 1988 1571 1490 1477 1475 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,577 Write 1,986 Mixed 1,682 SusWrite 1,667 443% 1,978 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 64.3 208% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,222 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 257 292% 533 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C15 2x8GB 217 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.9% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 18.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 22.8 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 138%

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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	3,355x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,464x
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 $95Bench 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: $1,675

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 $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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