Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 195%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 215%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics196% 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 Drive335% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '20 at 15:39
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 157
2-Core 273
98% 175 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 1,098
100% 839 Pts
64-Core 2,141
132% 2,141 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia RTX 3080 Founders Edition
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.96
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
196% Outstanding
Lighting 285
Reflection 282
Parallax 338
233% 302 fps
MRender 344
Gravity 258
Splatting 147
193% 250 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 196%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1714 1654 1535 1505 1584 1582 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
335% Outstanding
Read 2,610
Write 2,341
Mixed 1,762
SusWrite 1,596
466% 2,077 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 81.6
272% 96 MB/s
DQ Read 1,225
DQ Write 958
DQ Mixed 1,109
825% 1,098 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 335%
Great: 435%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275
1.5TB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 490 490 490 490 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 489
Mixed 451
SusWrite 489
110% 486 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 59.2
195% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 38.7
MC Mixed 28.8
101% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 30.6
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 100%
Great: 114%

 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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