Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive274% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '20 at 01:07
Run Duration241 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 152
2-Core 295
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 895
89% 725 Pts
64-Core 1,196
74% 1,196 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Sapphire(1DA2 E410) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 146
Reflection 117
Parallax 212
119% 158 fps
Gravity 136
Splatting 160
133% 148 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
276GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 778 652 601 582 592 608 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,553
Write 2,370
Mixed 1,412
SusWrite 635
388% 1,743 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 80.2
274% 95.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1073
DQ Write 1,096
DQ Mixed 954
753% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 274%
Great: 340%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB
444GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 467 467 467 439 299 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 446
Write 432
Mixed 421
SusWrite 435
98% 433 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 43.6
4K Mixed 32.9
108% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 241
175% 228 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 128%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
369GB free
Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1191 994 998 998 995 457 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 1,483
Write 1,188
Mixed 1,113
SusWrite 939
265% 1,181 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 78.6
265% 93.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,052
DQ Write 873
DQ Mixed 578
538% 834 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 242%
Great: 372%
Phison SU30 480GB
446GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 388 388 389 388 374 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 292
Write 362
Mixed 292
SusWrite 386
75% 333 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 24.7
83% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 133
98% 130 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 69%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB
4.5TB free, PID 2627
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 118 117 117 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 71.3
Write 107
Mixed 72.9
SusWrite 117
131% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.9
175% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 40.3
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 30.1
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 30.3
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,299 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,390
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