Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	128% 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	118% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 12:37
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$224 198,859 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 (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 165 2-Core 322 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,200 105% 892 Pts	64-Core 1668 103% 1668 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 164 Parallax 170 142% 170 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 148 Splatting 112 119% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$100 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 896GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 467 472 484 477 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 480 Mixed 402 SusWrite 478 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 49.2 171% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 276 226% 323 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 121%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 2,712 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 653GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 466 474 486 434 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 474 Mixed 396 SusWrite 462 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 47.4 166% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 275 226% 324 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$103 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 29.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 31.2 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,384x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,482x
Core i9-10850KIntel $270Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,073x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,757x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	894x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,358x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	831x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	610x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	372x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,729

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16