Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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.
Boot Drive	117% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 23:51
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 161 2-Core 323 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,212 108% 912 Pts	64-Core 1,672 104% 1,672 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 160 Parallax 151 133% 158 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 148 Splatting 112 119% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$97 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 896GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 479 482 484 485 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 480 Mixed 398 SusWrite 479 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 47.8 167% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 276 227% 324 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 121%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 2,712 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 546GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 474 450 430 478 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 443 Mixed 335 SusWrite 465 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 41.5 151% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 246 211% 312 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
ST310005 28AS 1TB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 496GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 36.9 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 43 49% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 19%
Kingston SNA-DC/U 500GB 851 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 379GB free, PID 6298 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 43 43 42 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 17.2 Write 33.5 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 42.4 40% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 30.2 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,365x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,467x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,060x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,741x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,080x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,350x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	826x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 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: $1,663

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16