Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 177% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 192% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	165% 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	325% 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	26.1 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	Jan 16 '21 at 00:31
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$255 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 643 8-Core 1,222 111% 932 Pts	64-Core 2,145 133% 2,145 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	165% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 262 Parallax 271 187% 255 fps	MRender 241 Gravity 214 Splatting 175 168% 210 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 165% 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% 350GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1628 1400 1387 1374 1435 1425 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,525 Write 2,391 Mixed 1,801 SusWrite 1,442 458% 2,039 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 84.8 277% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,244 DQ Write 977 DQ Mixed 1,089 821% 1,104 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 132GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 487 486 486 486 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 480 Mixed 447 SusWrite 486 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 57.3 188% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 476GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 149 145 149 151 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 135 Write 110 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 149 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 113%
TOSHIBA EXT 1TB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 478GB free, PID 0d00 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 98 97 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 89.5 Write 93.6 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 97.4 106% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.9% 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 (67^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 32.2 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 31 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% 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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,380x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,481x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,072x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,756x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	892x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,355x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	829x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	609x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	372x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,725

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16