Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics73.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive327% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '20 at 16:44
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 159
2-Core 315
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 606
8-Core 1,228
108% 917 Pts
64-Core 2,117
131% 2,117 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (90 fps cap detected)
73.5% Very good
Lighting 90
Reflection 90
Parallax 90
73% 90 fps
MRender 90
Gravity 90
Splatting 90
74% 90 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
717GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2393 2020 1172 1167 1175 1170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
327% Outstanding
Read 2,510
Write 2,387
Mixed 1,657
SusWrite 1,516
452% 2,017 MB/s
4K Read 59.8
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 81.8
270% 94.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,243
DQ Write 998
DQ Mixed 1,131
844% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 327%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 27.7
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 46.9
SC Mixed 31
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 50.7
79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 102%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,278 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,675
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