Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 225% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 247% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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	215% 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	312% 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	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '21 at 03:52
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1258 112% 945 Pts	64-Core 2,136 132% 2,136 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% 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 below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	215% Outstanding	Lighting 323 Reflection 287 Parallax 348 263% 319 fps	MRender 339 Gravity 258 Splatting 185 205% 260 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 215% 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% 862GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2353 2158 1167 1158 1162 1163 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,535 Write 2,369 Mixed 1,650 SusWrite 1,527 453% 2,020 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 75.4 244% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,018 DQ Write 854 DQ Mixed 935 701% 936 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 569GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2410 2144 1126 1152 1148 1135 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2525 Write 2,377 Mixed 1,740 SusWrite 1,519 458% 2,040 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 76.5 251% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,101 DQ Write 923 DQ Mixed 1,003 754% 1,009 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: 890 897 908 896 907 885 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 69% Great: 96%
Intel SS DSC2BB480G4 480GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 430GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 431 432 432 402 388 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 357 Write 382 Mixed 278 SusWrite 418 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 25.6 86% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 194 144% 190 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 89%

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 (62^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 31.6 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 50.6 SC Mixed 32 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% 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