Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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	198% 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	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '21 at 23:22
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,161 104% 880 Pts	64-Core 2,042 126% 2,042 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2167) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 124 Reflection 101 Parallax 117 101% 114 fps	Gravity 115 Splatting 91.3 90% 103 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1172 1043 584 132 134 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,349 Write 1,204 Mixed 990 SusWrite 533 228% 1019 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 71.1 238% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 823 DQ Write 876 DQ Mixed 608 524% 769 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 295%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 477GB free Firmware: Q1124A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 432 433 435 435 435 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 478 Write 429 Mixed 372 SusWrite 433 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 20.4 113% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 24.8 73% 150 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 102%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 103 105 105 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 133 Write 127 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 104 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 84%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 160 160 160 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 166 Mixed 110 SusWrite 160 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
WD My Book 1234 3TB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 147GB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 98.1 Write 99.4 Mixed 37.9 95% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 34% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 4,054 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 27.7 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 27.9 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 115%

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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	3,349x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,461x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,054x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,737x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	888x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,346x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	819x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	520x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	368x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	305x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,656

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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