Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	87.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	363% 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	32GB 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 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	4000 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '20 at 06:34
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 169 2-Core 335 109% 200 Pts	4-Core 673 8-Core 1,337 119% 1,005 Pts	64-Core 1909 118% 1909 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBE) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3013 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 101 Parallax 93.1 93% 103 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 97.3 Splatting 83.7 77% 96.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2177 2196 2187 2190 2046 2020 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2,624 Write 2,212 Mixed 1,460 SusWrite 2,136 473% 2,108 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 77.5 266% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,154 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 1,042 771% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 393%
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126 5,166 User benchmarks, average bench 284% 679GB free Firmware: 42A4SBMA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1345 1318 1326 1330 1337 1325 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 1,482 Write 1,341 Mixed 1,104 SusWrite 1330 296% 1,314 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 80.6 266% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,222 DQ Write 1,004 DQ Mixed 513 548% 913 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 380%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D40BEEAK.M8FE1 4x8GB 935 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 46.2 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 36.2 123% 43.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 53 SC Mixed 33.4 104% 36.3 GB/s	Latency 46.8 86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 141%

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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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,366x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,474x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,063x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,743x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,081x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,353x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	827x
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: $1,723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16