Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	315% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	60.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '20 at 16:54
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 308 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 962 92% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,253 78% 1,253 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8732) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 113 Reflection 118 Parallax 110 92% 114 fps	Gravity 95.5 Splatting 91.2 82% 93.3 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 673GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 944 1320 1956 1548 1548 1525 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,338 Write 2204 Mixed 1,858 SusWrite 1,474 442% 1,968 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 79.6 266% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,150 DQ Write 1,038 DQ Mixed 976 764% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C16 4x16GB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 32.9 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 32.5 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 144%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,366x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,474x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,063x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,743x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,081x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,353x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	827x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 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: $1,723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16