Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 17:41
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Memory 81.5
1-Core 151
2-Core 302
96% 178 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 999
96% 791 Pts
64-Core 1,540
95% 1,540 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Zotac(19DA 5513) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3633 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 204
Reflection 194
Parallax 220
166% 206 fps
Gravity 205
Splatting 147
152% 176 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
517GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1322 1312 1314 1305 1296 1284 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 1,374
Write 1,182
Mixed 1,146
SusWrite 1,306
282% 1,252 MB/s
4K Read 65.1
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 86.1
282% 96.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,342
DQ Write 1,139
DQ Mixed 1,226
923% 1,236 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 278%
Great: 410%
Samsung SM841N 2.5 7mm 256GB
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM03D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 413 412 414 348 361 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 357
Mixed 304
SusWrite 393
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 40.7
145% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 165
167% 272 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
233GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1361 317 316 310 316 317 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 2,487
Write 1,470
Mixed 1,072
SusWrite 490
305% 1,380 MB/s
4K Read 57.1
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 75
257% 90.7 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 1175
DQ Mixed 992
770% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 257%
Great: 280%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 21.9
72% 25 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 22.9
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71%
Great: 114%

 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 10,371 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 - $383

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,725
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