Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	110% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 08:50
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1,275 114% 963 Pts	64-Core 2,197 136% 2,197 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 176 Parallax 125 93% 138 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 161 Splatting 131 131% 164 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 292 267 275 123 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 489 Mixed 421 SusWrite 252 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57 193% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 257% 331 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA1000CM10002 1TB 3,599 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 288GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 493 199 432 458 491 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 458 Mixed 370 SusWrite 425 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 35.3 133% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 196 153% 211 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 140 149 144 140 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 120 Write 124 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 144 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2Z3200C16 CMT16GX4M2C3600C18 CMT16GX4M2Z3200C16 CMT16GX4M2C3600C18 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 32.1 112% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 31.3 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

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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	3,348x
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	1,737x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	889x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,346x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	819x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	520x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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