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 (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	180% 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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.5 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 29 '20 at 10:26
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	60%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th 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 as expected (47^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 289 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,061 99% 824 Pts	64-Core 1,557 96% 1,557 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 113 Reflection 135 Parallax 110 92% 119 fps	Gravity 104 Splatting 100 90% 102 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S5 512GB 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 414GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9001b31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 502 625 853 928 918 918 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1,838 Write 868 Mixed 860 SusWrite 791 241% 1,089 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 32.6 103% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 417 DQ Write 742 DQ Mixed 610 454% 590 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 289%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 304 416 445 441 427 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 443 Write 439 Mixed 402 SusWrite 381 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 26.5 81% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 129%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 142 141 146 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 331 Write 222 Mixed 249 SusWrite 140 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 26 83% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 186 144% 198 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 87%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 119 148 149 149 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 162 Write 135 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 137 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 17,500 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 21.9 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 122%

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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	3,348x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,461x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,054x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,737x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	888x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,345x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	819x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	520x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	368x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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