Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93% 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	74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '20 at 21:28
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,168 107% 897 Pts	64-Core 1,722 107% 1,722 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 122 Parallax 105 96% 115 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 107 Splatting 109 87% 106 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 145 139 147 143 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 335 Write 248 Mixed 280 SusWrite 146 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 35.1 133% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 194 162% 234 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 85%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 176 180 177 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 166 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 177 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 369% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 826GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 141 140 141 142 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 138 Write 138 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 140 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 87%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 137 141 141 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 195 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 137 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 192 189 188 189 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 146 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 186 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
WD 10EAVS External 1TB 1,289 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 243GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	20% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 39.3 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 41.4 52% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 29.7 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 29.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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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	3,351x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,463x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,054x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,738x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	890x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,347x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	820x
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	368x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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