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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	80.7% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '20 at 16:47
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 82 1-Core 148 2-Core 303 95% 178 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 796 83% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,113 69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB; INNO3D GEFORCE RTX 3070 ICHILL X3 CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 197 Reflection 248 Parallax 168 160% 204 fps	Gravity 160 Splatting 140 132% 150 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 169 157 155 144 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 438 Write 272 Mixed 298 SusWrite 166 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 35.1 131% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 173 160% 248 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 91%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$76 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 161GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 106 104 84 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 77.5 Write 79 Mixed 65 SusWrite 102 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$76 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 149 149 150 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 159 Write 141 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 149 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 88%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 465GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 96 96 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 79.3 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 95.3 56% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR2 2x8GB 2,319 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 22.8 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 79%

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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	3,361x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,741x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,079x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	823x
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	369x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	306x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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