Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	326% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	120.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '20 at 22:32
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 169 2-Core 335 107% 199 Pts	4-Core 671 8-Core 1,288 116% 979 Pts	64-Core 2,096 130% 2,096 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro RTX 4000 9,173 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Nvidia(10DE 12A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.77 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.1% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 122 Parallax 114 93% 117 fps	MRender 162 Gravity 99.9 Splatting 92.8 94% 118 fps
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 577GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1700 1778 1796 1832 1757 1799 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,294 Write 1,900 Mixed 1,670 SusWrite 1777 429% 1,910 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 71.7 240% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,281 DQ Write 1,032 DQ Mixed 1,158 866% 1,157 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 372%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 596GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 472 473 477 477 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 477 Mixed 387 SusWrite 475 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 50.9 180% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 255 216% 317 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 151 149 153 154 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 157 Mixed 85 SusWrite 150 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW128GX4M4D3600C18 4x31.8GB 1,472 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 32.2 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 48.3 SC Mixed 29 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 153%

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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	3,358x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	822x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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