Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics47.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive258% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '21 at 18:27
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 162
2-Core 322
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 630
8-Core 1,236
110% 933 Pts
64-Core 2,118
131% 2,118 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 580
HP(103C 840E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1950 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.3
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
47.2% Average
Lighting 59.1
Reflection 60.9
Parallax 82.1
48% 67.4 fps
MRender 62.2
Gravity 65
Splatting 44.2
46% 57.1 fps
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 615 484 430 433 433 433 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 2,514
Write 2,254
Mixed 1,532
SusWrite 471
377% 1,693 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 80.4
273% 97.4 MB/s
DQ Read 999
DQ Write 969
DQ Mixed 1,099
794% 1,022 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 258%
Great: 302%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 74 75 74 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
29.5% Poor
Read 26.8
Write 107
Mixed 51.7
SusWrite 75.5
48% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.5
114% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
91% Outstanding
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 36.2
MC Mixed 24.4
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 42.1
SC Mixed 29.4
86% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 56.7
70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 91%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,276 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,675
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