Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	98.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 19:57
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 303 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,085 101% 841 Pts	64-Core 1,568 97% 1,568 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8593) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 154 Parallax 131 114% 142 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 137 Splatting 114 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 364 365 366 361 365 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 368 Mixed 324 SusWrite 358 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 40 140% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 194 173% 259 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 103%
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3100TNTD 1TB 8,556 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 954GB free Firmware: EDFM60.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1192 1247 492 497 495 500 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,100 Write 1,336 Mixed 1,119 SusWrite 737 242% 1,073 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 65.5 229% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1225 DQ Write 1,075 DQ Mixed 1,166 870% 1,155 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 250%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 105 95 119 92 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 26.6 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 28.4 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 121%

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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 $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