Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 211% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 217% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	198% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	360% 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.

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Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '20 at 03:04
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,216 111% 930 Pts	64-Core 1,733 107% 1,733 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; 10DE 147D CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	198% Outstanding	Lighting 295 Reflection 281 Parallax 314 240% 297 fps	MRender 327 Gravity 249 Splatting 144 186% 240 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 771GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2360 2227 1542 1546 1532 1551 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2624 Write 2,451 Mixed 1,963 SusWrite 1793 496% 2,208 MB/s	4K Read 64.8 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 89.5 293% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,352 DQ Write 1,078 DQ Mixed 1,217 910% 1,216 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 410%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 117GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 203 191 192 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 486 Mixed 348 SusWrite 215 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 51.7 182% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 273 226% 325 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 56GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,519 Write 1,332 Mixed 1261 305% 1,371 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 91 297% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,386 DQ Write 1,195 DQ Mixed 1,275 960% 1,285 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 29.8 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 28.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 - $320

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,347x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,459x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,053x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,735x
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	1,344x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	818x
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 $273	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 $186	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