Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 177% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	200% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 04:14
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$125 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 251 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 885 85% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,138 70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	200% Outstanding	Lighting 301 Reflection 251 Parallax 290 246% 281 fps	MRender 294 Gravity 239 Splatting 172 185% 235 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 489 Write 473 Mixed 309 94% 424 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 44.7 156% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 178 180% 290 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2170 2210 2190 1958 1531 1518 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,401 Write 2,191 Mixed 1,767 SusWrite 1,929 466% 2,072 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 77.4 258% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,143 DQ Write 1,034 DQ Mixed 1,027 787% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 435%
Intel 540s Series 480GB 4,519 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 124GB free Firmware: LSF043C SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 125 161 136 154 120 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 464 Write 435 Mixed 299 SusWrite 176 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 38.7 132% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 231 194% 279 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 95%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 451GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 126 125 126 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	60% Above average	Read 83.9 Write 78.9 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 125 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB 5,888 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.9 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 23.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 136%

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Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,435 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 - $350

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,400x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,493x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,084x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,772x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,088x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	899x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,364x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	834x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	525x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	613x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	374x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	310x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $1,484

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16