Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 215%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 227%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics205% 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 Drive258% 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '20 at 00:46
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 158
2-Core 315
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 633
8-Core 1,020
101% 827 Pts
64-Core 2,153
133% 2,153 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,000
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
205% Outstanding
Lighting 308
Reflection 294
Parallax 362
251% 321 fps
MRender 343
Gravity 258
Splatting 149
193% 250 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 205%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1315 1296 1245 1115 1167 1084 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 1,299
Write 1,160
Mixed 1,195
SusWrite 1,204
274% 1,214 MB/s
4K Read 59.4
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 80.9
265% 91.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,225
DQ Write 1,005
DQ Mixed 1,131
842% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 258%
Great: 410%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106
931GB free
Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2342 2268 2366 2304 2357 1717 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
378% Outstanding
Read 2,449
Write 2,302
Mixed 2330
SusWrite 2,226
524% 2,327 MB/s
4K Read 65.8
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 87.8
287% 98.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,314
DQ Write 1,133
DQ Mixed 1,236
923% 1,228 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 378%
Great: 488%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 41.3
MC Write 43.4
MC Mixed 31.3
110% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 28.4
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 56.7
70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 134%

 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 10,297 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,390
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