Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	233% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '20 at 10:53
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900F-$225 8,499 User benchmarks, average bench 95% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 262 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 1,077 97% 818 Pts	64-Core 1,983 123% 1,983 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.8% Average	Lighting 54 Reflection 62.4 Parallax 50.7 44% 55.7 fps	MRender 77.2 Gravity 54.1 Splatting 70.5 55% 67.3 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1063 1105 1105 795 1105 1101 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,453 Write 1,028 Mixed 980 SusWrite 1,046 252% 1,127 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 68.7 228% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,144 DQ Write 658 DQ Mixed 1059 746% 954 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 309%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 460GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 478 478 478 478 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 477 Mixed 414 SusWrite 478 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 55.6 184% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 351 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB 8,393 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 483GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 478 478 479 478 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 477 Mixed 440 SusWrite 478 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 58.1 191% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 265% 353 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

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 2133 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 30.8 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 27.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 130%

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

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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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,374x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,478x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,066x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,749x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	892x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,355x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	827x
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	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	370x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,702

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16