Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 231% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 250% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	222% 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	311% 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	26.4 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 10:54
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$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 (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 312 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,154 107% 892 Pts	64-Core 2,120 131% 2,120 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Lighting 337 Reflection 287 Parallax 354 274% 326 fps	MRender 349 Gravity 265 Splatting 188 210% 267 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2356 2137 1162 1156 1153 1158 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2492 Write 2381 Mixed 1,674 SusWrite 1,520 452% 2,017 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 75.1 245% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,044 DQ Write 866 DQ Mixed 954 715% 955 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 372%
Intel SS DSC2BB480G4 480GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 431GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 404 404 401 357 353 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 307 Write 364 Mixed 280 SusWrite 387 76% 335 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 24.6 83% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 91 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 126 96% 127 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 89%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2372 2171 1192 1186 1202 1200 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,490 Write 2,349 Mixed 1,739 SusWrite 1,554 456% 2,033 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 76.1 246% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,091 DQ Write 934 DQ Mixed 1,006 755% 1010 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 372%
Micron_5200_MTFDDAK3T8TDC 4TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 7TB free Firmware: D1MU408 SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 902 897 905 900 911 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 (69^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 31.4 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 51.1 SC Mixed 31 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,380x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,481x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,072x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,755x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	892x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,355x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	829x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	609x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	372x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,725

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16