Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% 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	253% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '20 at 17:11
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 157 2-Core 306 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,098 102% 850 Pts	64-Core 1,653 102% 1,653 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 149 Parallax 152 127% 152 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 133 Splatting 116 116% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 518GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 935 1317 1456 1188 1457 862 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,678 Write 1,614 Mixed 1,222 SusWrite 1,203 321% 1,429 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 75.9 244% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 874 DQ Write 759 DQ Mixed 294 363% 642 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 192 187 188 187 192 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 126GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 120 121 120 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 95.3 Write 96 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 120 66% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 107%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 178GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 153 150 150 154 151 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 136 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 151 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 159GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 112 111 113 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 98.5 Write 73.4 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 112 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 114%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB 3,084 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 202GB free Firmware: CV14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 89 89 89 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 110 Write 107 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 88.2 68% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 184GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 156 155 156 154 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 107 Write 64 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 155 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 5,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 24 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 29 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92% 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	3,351x
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