Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 209% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	175% 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	289% 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, 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	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '21 at 21:06
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$449 107,269 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 (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 166 2-Core 329 108% 197 Pts	4-Core 658 8-Core 1,299 116% 979 Pts	64-Core 2,178 135% 2,178 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	Lighting 242 Reflection 218 Parallax 260 197% 240 fps	MRender 296 Gravity 242 Splatting 171 186% 237 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 670 417 418 417 414 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,602 Write 2,265 Mixed 1,617 SusWrite 458 386% 1,735 MB/s	4K Read 74.1 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 103 354% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,009 DQ Write 1,118 DQ Mixed 1,167 850% 1,098 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 359GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 489 491 491 437 364 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 488 Mixed 448 SusWrite 460 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 62.4 207% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 736GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2539 2226 1515 1538 1547 1534 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	398% Outstanding	Read 2,705 Write 2,528 Mixed 2,049 SusWrite 1,817 511% 2,275 MB/s	4K Read 74.6 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 107 372% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 1,554 DQ Write 1,307 DQ Mixed 1,399 1,056% 1,420 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 398% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C15 4x8GB 708 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3900 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 47.7 MC Write 48.2 MC Mixed 35.9 126% 43.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 52.5 SC Mixed 36.2 108% 37.7 GB/s	Latency 45.5 88% 45.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 144%

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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 - $320

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,348x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,463x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,054x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,737x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	889x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,346x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	819x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	520x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	368x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	305x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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