Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 219% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 243% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	225% 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	308% 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '21 at 08:55
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 as expected (56^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 155 2-Core 316 99% 185 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 1,214 109% 920 Pts	64-Core 2,061 128% 2,061 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 2265 MHz, MLim: 5325 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Lighting 343 Reflection 295 Parallax 337 279% 325 fps	MRender 334 Gravity 283 Splatting 188 211% 269 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 225% 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% 857GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2215 2218 1162 1172 1142 1168 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,484 Write 2,251 Mixed 1,691 SusWrite 1,513 445% 1,985 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 73 240% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1012 DQ Write 860 DQ Mixed 940 703% 937 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 528GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2352 2163 1133 1158 1160 1157 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,503 Write 2345 Mixed 1,739 SusWrite 1,521 455% 2,027 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 74.8 244% 83.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,094 DQ Write 919 DQ Mixed 1,003 752% 1,005 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 372%
Micron_5200_MTFDDAK3T8TDC 4TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 7TB free Firmware: D1MU408 SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 896 906 891 888 872 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: 433 431 430 428 393 386 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 390 Write 408 Mixed 275 SusWrite 417 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 25.4 85% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 209 148% 185 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.3% 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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 20.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 21.6 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68% 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 - $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