Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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.
Boot Drive	118% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

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	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '21 at 21:05
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,212 109% 918 Pts	64-Core 2,162 134% 2,162 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3590 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 244 Reflection 216 Parallax 259 199% 240 fps	Gravity 243 Splatting 184 185% 214 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 609GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 431 431 445 411 418 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 483 Mixed 450 SusWrite 427 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 53.4 178% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1TB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 422 422 433 442 441 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 461 Mixed 406 SusWrite 430 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 50.7 169% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 287 234% 333 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 100GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 433 425 351 314 302 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 458 SusWrite 376 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 59.3 194% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 343GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 433 431 445 453 454 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 477 Mixed 389 SusWrite 441 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 47.1 166% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 352 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 108GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 114 117 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 118 Write 103 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 115 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 70%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 275GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 41.3 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 42.9 52% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 51%
Seagate Desktop 2TB 3,779 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 204GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 25.6 Write 8.7 Mixed 12.4 SusWrite 39.3 28% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 27% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 13,978 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 32 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 51.5 SC Mixed 32.5 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 120%

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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	3,359x
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	1,078x
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	305x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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