Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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	115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	385% 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	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '20 at 00:15
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 166 2-Core 328 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,291 114% 967 Pts	64-Core 2,207 137% 2,207 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 4003) ≥ 4GB; AORUS GEOFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 160 Parallax 125 116% 142 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 156 Splatting 109 121% 155 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 914GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2417 2400 2366 2429 2435 2435 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	385% Outstanding	Read 2569 Write 2,454 Mixed 1,438 SusWrite 2,414 499% 2,219 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 78.8 265% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,341 DQ Write 1,049 DQ Mixed 1,188 891% 1,193 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 385% Great: 425%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1183 1144 816 816 818 822 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,331 Write 1,134 Mixed 1,084 SusWrite 933 252% 1,121 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 86.1 285% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,405 DQ Write 1,187 DQ Mixed 1,269 958% 1,287 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 355%
ROG ESD-S1C 500GB 261 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 457GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22% Poor	Read 37.2 Write 41.3 Mixed 39 SusWrite 42.3 9% 40 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 18 4K Mixed 16.4 54% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 24.4 DQ Write 25.6 DQ Mixed 24.9 19% 25 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 93%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 13GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 38.2 Write 37.7 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 39.7 49% 36 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 7.2 658% 9.33 MB/s	DQ Read 8.7 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 7.1 651% 8.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 32.8 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 51.9 SC Mixed 32.6 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 130%

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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