Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '20 at 01:37
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$141 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 974 89% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,252 78% 1,252 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.55 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 120 Reflection 110 Parallax 105 98% 112 fps	Gravity 99.8 Splatting 86 81% 92.9 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,414 Write 9,725 Mixed 7,886 1,805% 8,008 MB/s	4K Read 444 4K Write 390 4K Mixed 407 1,400% 413 MB/s	DQ Read 1,936 DQ Write 1,610 DQ Mixed 1,767 1,325% 1,771 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 464GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,518 Write 9,727 Mixed 7,930 1,815% 8,058 MB/s	4K Read 498 4K Write 411 4K Mixed 453 1,553% 454 MB/s	DQ Read 1,697 DQ Write 1,560 DQ Mixed 1,572 1,195% 1,609 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: ML6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 39 22 23 23 23 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3866 C18 Series 2x8GB 208 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 19.4 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 21.1 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 137%

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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	3,389x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,484x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,076x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,761x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,084x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	894x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,359x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	832x
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: $1,736

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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