Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	250% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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	42.9 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 03:48
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 157 2-Core 283 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,197 107% 906 Pts	64-Core 2,126 132% 2,126 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3277) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 156 Parallax 156 134% 159 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 137 Splatting 120 118% 149 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 808GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1265 1305 1312 1219 1170 1204 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,293 Write 1085 Mixed 1,038 SusWrite 1,246 262% 1,166 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 73.5 243% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 1,107 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 1,031 776% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 372%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 466GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1307 983 985 997 1004 993 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1,986 Write 2,176 Mixed 1,686 SusWrite 1,045 387% 1,723 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 64.6 223% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1106 DQ Write 922 DQ Mixed 1,069 786% 1,032 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 297%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 487 487 485 391 287 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 485 Mixed 460 SusWrite 435 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 52 173% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 238GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 456 470 468 468 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 465 Mixed 404 SusWrite 465 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 39.9 142% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 27.2 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 318 201% 216 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 48GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.8% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 21.5 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 24.5 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 114%

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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 - $388

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,390x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,484x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,076x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,761x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,086x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	894x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,359x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	832x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	611x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	373x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,717

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16