Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (11%). 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	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '20 at 05:52
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th 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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 154 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 1,003 95% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,612 100% 1,612 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 164 Parallax 186 138% 173 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 157 Splatting 108 123% 156 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 304 305 292 309 267 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 457 Mixed 398 SusWrite 299 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 50.3 169% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 345 260% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 47GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 373 406 408 407 403 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 425 Mixed 383 SusWrite 387 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 45.2 156% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 282 230% 326 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 116%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 86GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 59 59 59 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 51.5 Write 49.5 Mixed 63 SusWrite 58.2 42% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 92% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 192GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 131 132 132 132 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 81 Write 85.2 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 131 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 50GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 88 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 114 Write 97.5 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 85.5 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4BL.M8FB1 2x16GB 1,020 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.6% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 20.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 24.4 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 136%

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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	3,368x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,477x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,065x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,747x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,081x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,354x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	827x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	371x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,723

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16