Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '20 at 19:49
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$230 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,057 98% 819 Pts	64-Core 1615 100% 1615 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 120 Parallax 124 102% 123 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 112 Splatting 101 102% 129 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,076 Write 1,212 Mixed 1184 260% 1,158 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 74.4 243% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 1,025 DQ Mixed 1,149 859% 1,146 MB/s
Poor: 189% Great: 486%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 39 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 38.6 Write 38.3 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 38.1 50% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.7 204% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 32.2 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 50.6 SC Mixed 32.1 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%

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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	3,347x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,458x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,052x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,734x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	888x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,344x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	817x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	520x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	368x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	304x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,656

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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