Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive236% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 22 '20 at 05:43
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900-$276
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 160
2-Core 312
104% 189 Pts
4-Core 622
8-Core 1,194
108% 908 Pts
64-Core 2,041
126% 2,041 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 106%
Great: 102%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
909GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1097 1247 567 476 710 1082 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
236% Outstanding
Read 1200
Write 1,018
Mixed 968
SusWrite 863
227% 1,012 MB/s
4K Read 59.9
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 81.5
266% 91.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,290
DQ Write 1,044
DQ Mixed 1,163
872% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 236%
Great: 372%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
10GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 10 8.5 11 11 9.9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
16.3% Very poor
Read 22.8
Write 20.9
Mixed 19.8
SusWrite 11.2
25% 18.7 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 2.4
203% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 16.3%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
56.6% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 13.5
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 19.3
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 54.1
74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 68%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,290 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,675
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