Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 194% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 221% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 101%, 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	259% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	116.3 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '20 at 00:39
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 82.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 316 99% 186 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1239 111% 937 Pts	64-Core 2,209 137% 2,209 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	198% Outstanding	Lighting 290 Reflection 295 Parallax 362 236% 316 fps	MRender 339 Gravity 259 Splatting 150 193% 249 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 198% 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: 1237 1284 1282 1234 1228 1231 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1361 Write 1,137 Mixed 1,150 SusWrite 1,249 276% 1,224 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 82 273% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,188 DQ Write 757 DQ Mixed 893 687% 946 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 435%
WDC WD6003FFBX-68MU3N0 6TB 482 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 4.5TB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 246 246 247 245 246 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 243 Write 245 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 246 47% 208 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 10.4 4K Mixed 1.5 10% 4.5 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 4.6 DQ Mixed 3.5 2% 3 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 29%
HGST 4TB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free, PID 1013 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 150 149 148 150 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 88.7 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 148 119% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.1% 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 as expected (47^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 27.1 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 26 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 84.5% 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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,383x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,482x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,073x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,757x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	893x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,358x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	831x
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	610x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	372x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16