Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	232% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 22:02
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 99.3 1-Core 172 2-Core 341 111% 204 Pts	4-Core 664 8-Core 651 88% 657 Pts	64-Core 652 40% 652 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% 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: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3625 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 232 Reflection 234 Parallax 251 189% 239 fps	Gravity 229 Splatting 141 158% 185 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 754 510 588 583 581 575 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,820 Write 1,647 Mixed 679 SusWrite 598 264% 1,186 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 61.3 215% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1117 DQ Write 1,394 DQ Mixed 843 750% 1,118 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 117GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 161 81 81 81 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 461 Mixed 395 SusWrite 144 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 52.2 190% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 121%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 759GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 69 72 73 74 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 172 Write 90.1 Mixed 88 SusWrite 72.4 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C17 2x8GB 356 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2000 MHz clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	MC Read 54.7 MC Write 57 MC Mixed 40.6 145% 50.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 54.7 SC Mixed 38 113% 39.6 GB/s	Latency 39.6 101% 39.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 134%

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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 - $320

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,349x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,461x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,054x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,737x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	888x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,346x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	819x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	520x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	368x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	305x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,656

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16