Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 207% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	188% 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	255% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	118.9 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '20 at 17:17
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 80.5 1-Core 155 2-Core 323 99% 186 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,227 109% 925 Pts	64-Core 2188 135% 2188 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 267 Reflection 294 Parallax 364 218% 309 fps	MRender 338 Gravity 259 Splatting 149 193% 249 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1220 1259 1263 1234 1254 1242 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,398 Write 1,240 Mixed 968 SusWrite 1,246 273% 1,213 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 77.6 260% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,165 DQ Write 734 DQ Mixed 873 671% 924 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 435%
WDC WD6003FFBX-68MU3N0 6TB 482 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 4.5TB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 245 244 246 246 244 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 239 Write 219 Mixed 113 SusWrite 245 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 1.4 10% 4.27 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 3.2 DQ Mixed 2.2 2% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 29%
HGST 4TB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free, PID 1013 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 126 132 132 132 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 138 Write 136 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 131 142% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 106% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2666C18-32GTZN 4x31.8GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.4% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 25.7 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 24.1 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 145%

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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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,364x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,467x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,059x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,741x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,080x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,350x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	825x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	522x

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	307x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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