Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 110%, 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	28.4 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 07:45
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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)	110% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 660 8-Core 1,311 116% 985 Pts	64-Core 2,222 138% 2,222 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 110% 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: 2075 MHz, MLim: 3102 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 194 Reflection 199 Parallax 204 158% 199 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 199 Splatting 138 130% 162 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: 483 489 492 494 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 495 Mixed 326 SusWrite 490 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.2 154% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 66.8 123% 242 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: 202 148 208 202 209 210 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 377 Write 267 Mixed 286 SusWrite 196 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 46.6 166% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 226 174% 236 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 113 116 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 123 Write 111 Mixed 66 SusWrite 114 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 760GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 188 190 189 188 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 147 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 186 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
SABRENT 1TB 701GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2642 2674 1890 1147 1146 1141 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 46.9 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 36 124% 43.3 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 53.3 SC Mixed 34.3 105% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 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	3,357x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,056x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	821x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	521x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	369x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	305x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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