Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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	125% 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.
Boot Drive	379% 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 20:52
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 170 2-Core 329 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 1,290 112% 959 Pts	64-Core 2,171 134% 2,171 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 168 Parallax 172 135% 169 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 150 Splatting 127 122% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$104 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 862GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2288 2289 2299 2308 2307 1692 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	379% Outstanding	Read 2,568 Write 2,386 Mixed 2,325 SusWrite 2,197 534% 2369 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 90.4 295% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,229 DQ Write 1,025 DQ Mixed 1,140 850% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 379% Great: 488%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 464GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2297 818 817 819 820 818 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,619 Write 2,385 Mixed 1,916 SusWrite 1,065 447% 1,996 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 87.6 287% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,349 DQ Write 1,074 DQ Mixed 1,199 901% 1,207 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 204GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 119 119 120 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 148 Write 101 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 118 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 248GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 145 145 143 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 150 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 143 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 25.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 29.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 125%

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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	3,358x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	822x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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