Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	313% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	53.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '20 at 17:07
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 304 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,190 106% 898 Pts	64-Core 2,121 131% 2,121 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8853 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 6.93 Reflection 12.7 Parallax 9.19 6% 9.62 fps	Gravity 7.77 Splatting 0.09 3% 3.93 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 744GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1621 1695 1659 1692 1728 1732 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,174 Write 1,897 Mixed 970 SusWrite 1,688 377% 1,682 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65.9 222% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,339 DQ Write 1,104 DQ Mixed 1,051 834% 1,165 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 363%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 426GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 482 480 483 483 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 405 Mixed 369 SusWrite 482 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 43.9 150% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 196 188% 297 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GTZR 2x31.5GB 2,368 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 28.5 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 29.2 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 136%

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

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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	3,355x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,464x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,055x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	821x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	521x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	369x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	305x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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