Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 229% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 252% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	219% 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.
Boot Drive	315% 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.

Run History

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	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '21 at 10:45
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,261 112% 948 Pts	64-Core 2,116 131% 2,116 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	219% Outstanding	Lighting 330 Reflection 293 Parallax 336 269% 320 fps	MRender 349 Gravity 264 Splatting 187 209% 267 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2383 2153 1161 1167 1159 1166 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,527 Write 2,377 Mixed 1,726 SusWrite 1,531 458% 2,040 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 75.9 247% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1059 DQ Write 882 DQ Mixed 966 725% 969 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 372%
Intel SS DSC2BB480G4 480GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 431GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 404 406 406 396 381 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 326 Write 340 Mixed 258 SusWrite 400 75% 331 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 24.9 83% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 176 128% 166 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 89%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2392 2164 1181 1185 1195 1203 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,484 Write 2,326 Mixed 1,731 SusWrite 1,553 454% 2,023 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 76.5 247% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1104 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 1,013 761% 1,018 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 372%
Micron_5200_MTFDDAK3T8TDC 4TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 7TB free Firmware: D1MU408 SusWrite @10s intervals: 894 907 900 912 904 914 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 69% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 32.3 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 51.7 SC Mixed 31 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%

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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	3,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,740x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,079x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	823x
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	306x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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