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 (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	26.2 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 21:09
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 95.8 1-Core 161 2-Core 319 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,245 110% 934 Pts	64-Core 2,178 135% 2,178 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 242 Reflection 215 Parallax 260 197% 239 fps	Gravity 243 Splatting 183 184% 213 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 609GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 389 401 406 412 429 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 370 Mixed 321 SusWrite 409 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 39.6 148% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 251 217% 321 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$130 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1TB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 428 428 429 427 437 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 460 Mixed 410 SusWrite 429 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 50.6 168% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 283 234% 335 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 100GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 439 440 439 433 336 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 483 Mixed 456 SusWrite 420 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 58.6 194% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 343GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 438 440 439 439 449 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 479 Mixed 402 SusWrite 439 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 47.6 165% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 353 266% 358 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: 113 113 115 117 114 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 115 Write 100 Mixed 64.6 SusWrite 115 72% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66% 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 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 40.6 Write 40.5 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 42.9 50% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.9% 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: 36 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 7.2 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 39.2 28% 22 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 20% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.9% 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 41.7 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 32.2 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 51 SC Mixed 31.8 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,374x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,478x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,066x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,749x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 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 $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	827x
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	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	370x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,702

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16