Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 227% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 250% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	225% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	330% 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.

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	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '20 at 16:31
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 314 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,147 103% 868 Pts	64-Core 2,138 132% 2,138 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Lighting 340 Reflection 303 Parallax 348 277% 330 fps	MRender 366 Gravity 268 Splatting 189 215% 274 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1780 1516 1457 1441 1476 1438 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,559 Write 2393 Mixed 1,819 SusWrite 1,518 465% 2,072 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 83.6 275% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,245 DQ Write 985 DQ Mixed 1,122 838% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 144GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 486 487 486 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 483 Mixed 439 SusWrite 486 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 58.2 192% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 578GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 172 172 172 170 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 144 Mixed 82 SusWrite 170 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 113%
TOSHIBA EXT 1TB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 448GB free, PID 0d00 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 92 93 92 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 90.1 Write 93 Mixed 34 SusWrite 92 103% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 31.1 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 32.3 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%

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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	3,358x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 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	822x
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	305x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $40	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