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 (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.
Boot Drive	346% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 07:40
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i9-10850K-$286 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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 155 2-Core 300 102% 184 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,162 103% 872 Pts	64-Core 2,102 130% 2,102 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 300 Reflection 283 Parallax 315 245% 299 fps	Gravity 251 Splatting 182 187% 216 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 797GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2290 2249 1541 1544 1548 1563 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,563 Write 2,406 Mixed 1,798 SusWrite 1,789 480% 2,139 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 85 283% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,038 DQ Write 1,015 DQ Mixed 997 757% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 410%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 114GB free Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1366 1369 1032 970 964 928 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1344 Write 1,289 Mixed 1,228 SusWrite 1,105 280% 1,242 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 83.1 284% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,560 DQ Write 1,259 DQ Mixed 1,238 974% 1,352 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 595%
Jmicron Generic 250GB 289 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 78GB free Firmware: 0208 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 366 363 363 362 360 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 377 Write 350 Mixed 351 SusWrite 363 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 38.4 128% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 1 45% 108 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 84%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 930GB free Firmware: AX001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 109 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 109 62% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 260D 4TB 2,403 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 90 Write 91 Mixed 64.2 103% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 184% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 1x8GB 1,083 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 13.3 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 18.6 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 68%

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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 $90Bench 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: $1,385

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 $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