Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 187% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 205% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	174% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	266% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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, 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	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '20 at 23:20
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$440 107,269 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 97.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 324 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,284 114% 964 Pts	64-Core 2,170 134% 2,170 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Lighting 244 Reflection 246 Parallax 266 199% 252 fps	MRender 293 Gravity 240 Splatting 149 178% 227 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 405 405 410 406 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,421 Write 2,193 Mixed 1,466 SusWrite 565 370% 1,661 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 84.8 286% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 996 DQ Write 1,077 DQ Mixed 1,166 841% 1,079 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 464 465 461 451 367 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 480 Mixed 444 SusWrite 445 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 60 200% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 672GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2243 2177 1521 1544 1555 1549 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2,472 Write 2111 Mixed 1,774 SusWrite 1,765 456% 2,030 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 91.2 302% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,462 DQ Write 1,187 DQ Mixed 1,306 982% 1,318 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 26.4 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 32.3 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,366x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,471x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,062x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,742x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,080x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,352x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	827x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	371x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	307x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16