Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	139% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '21 at 07:14
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 162 2-Core 329 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 1,267 113% 954 Pts	64-Core 2,238 138% 2,238 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% PNY(196E 1211) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2990 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 194 Reflection 196 Parallax 202 158% 198 fps	MRender 147 Gravity 200 Splatting 134 129% 160 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 394GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 492 491 492 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 487 Mixed 322 SusWrite 491 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 40.1 153% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 66.3 125% 249 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 105GB free Firmware: 526ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 179 203 210 209 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 397 Write 274 Mixed 280 SusWrite 201 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 47.4 166% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 238 179% 240 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 115 113 116 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 123 Write 111 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 114 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 185% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 760GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 144 147 147 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 154 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 144 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 114%
SABRENT 1TB 701GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2640 2685 1267 1140 1144 1145 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AEST.M16FE 2x16GB 1,147 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 47 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 36.1 124% 43.4 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 53.3 SC Mixed 34.3 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 118%

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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	3,348x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,463x
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	889x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,675

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