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 above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	207% 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 (18%). 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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '20 at 15:45
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 307 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,063 100% 830 Pts	64-Core 1,651 102% 1,651 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 121 Reflection 11.1 Parallax 24.5 99% 52.3 fps	Gravity 26.9 Splatting 12.7 16% 19.8 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S5 512GB 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9001b31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 830 986 1033 1018 603 167 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,849 Write 972 Mixed 890 SusWrite 773 249% 1,121 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 52.1 193% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 465 DQ Write 741 DQ Mixed 612 461% 606 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 289%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 376GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 466 477 471 464 291 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 458 Mixed 441 SusWrite 427 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 50 168% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 129%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 196 176 150 154 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 365 Write 224 Mixed 263 SusWrite 167 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 38.5 145% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 166 140% 204 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 87%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 148 148 148 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 160 Write 142 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 147 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 88.3% 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 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 29.3 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 29.3 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,378x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,355x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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	371x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,725

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