Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 196% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 217% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	187% 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	254% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '20 at 04:28
Run Duration	333 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 164 2-Core 321 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,264 112% 948 Pts	64-Core 2,168 134% 2,168 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897); 10G-P5-3897-KR CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 276 Reflection 242 Parallax 323 225% 280 fps	MRender 302 Gravity 238 Splatting 140 176% 227 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1132 697 715 697 700 714 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,007 Write 2,291 Mixed 1,697 SusWrite 776 380% 1,693 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 70.8 244% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 1,026 DQ Mixed 1,133 851% 1,140 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 297%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 96GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 161 116 123 122 118 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 485 Mixed 348 SusWrite 166 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 40.3 146% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 147 167% 285 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 170GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 486 486 486 487 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 488 Mixed 391 SusWrite 486 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 57.1 189% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 115GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 206 123 131 106 111 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 496 Write 461 Mixed 352 SusWrite 189 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 14.4 102% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 134 119% 182 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 92%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 311GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1214 926 870 915 807 878 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,188 Write 1193 Mixed 1,131 SusWrite 935 251% 1,112 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 69.1 236% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,335 DQ Write 1,067 DQ Mixed 1237 916% 1,213 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 347%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 181GB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 130 131 130 130 128 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 187 188 187 188 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 184 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 182 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 29.9 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 30.7 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%

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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	3,358x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	822x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,385

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 $177	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