Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	252% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '20 at 23:50
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,124 104% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,643 102% 1,643 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 141 Reflection 116 Parallax 234 115% 164 fps	Gravity 135 Splatting 162 133% 148 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 976 902 897 878 864 869 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,374 Write 1,165 Mixed 1129 SusWrite 898 256% 1,141 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 88.3 291% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,272 DQ Write 1,031 DQ Mixed 1,150 861% 1,151 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 355%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 477GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 441 432 432 429 429 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 470 Mixed 394 SusWrite 439 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 36.1 120% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 284 232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 30.4 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 29.4 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 114%

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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 - $388

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,390x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,484x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,076x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,762x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,086x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	894x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,359x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	833x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	611x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	373x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16