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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	277% 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	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '21 at 16:19
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,147 107% 888 Pts	64-Core 1755 109% 1755 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3882) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 340 Reflection 305 Parallax 344 277% 330 fps	Gravity 269 Splatting 194 200% 232 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 938 639 627 616 611 602 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,537 Write 2,367 Mixed 1,628 SusWrite 672 402% 1,801 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 84.1 280% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 954 DQ Mixed 1,077 804% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 340%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 117GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 485 166 154 152 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 479 Mixed 401 SusWrite 265 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 38.7 142% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 305 223% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 95%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 301GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 754 101 135 106 101 100 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,380 Write 1,232 Mixed 971 SusWrite 216 212% 950 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 74.7 256% 91.7 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 895 DQ Mixed 264 339% 598 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 255%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 184GB free Firmware: 3.AFE SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 66 67 66 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 64.1 Write 61 Mixed 38.1 SusWrite 66.5 42% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 44%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 87 87 86 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 83.9 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 86.4 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 8,508 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 32 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 50.8 SC Mixed 32.1 100% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 132%

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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