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 (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	331% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '20 at 04:40
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

Watch Gameplay: 2080-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$224 198,859 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)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 80 1-Core 151 2-Core 299 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,034 99% 816 Pts	64-Core 1,626 101% 1,626 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2281) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 203 Reflection 225 Parallax 234 166% 221 fps	Gravity 206 Splatting 135 146% 170 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$81 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 875GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1516 1463 1932 1512 1513 1517 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,543 Write 2,338 Mixed 1,877 SusWrite 1,576 468% 2,084 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 81 268% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,240 DQ Write 974 DQ Mixed 1,106 828% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 167GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 464 454 463 448 440 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 482 Mixed 464 SusWrite 459 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 52.3 174% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 21GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 107 123 120 110 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 80.3 Mixed 71 SusWrite 114 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 108%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 466GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 95 95 96 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 89.2 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 94.6 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.3% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 11.4 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 12.8 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 114%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,358 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 178%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 177%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,376x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,480x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,071x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,752x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	892x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,355x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	828x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	609x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	370x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,711

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16