Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 169% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	155% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '21 at 22:06
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1144 105% 880 Pts	64-Core 2,016 125% 2,016 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87E0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 208 Parallax 202 190% 214 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 154 Splatting 137 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000L2 256GB 2,256 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L0QBXV7 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,194 Write 299 Mixed 319 130% 604 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 36.2 155% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 114 132% 225 MB/s
Poor: 85% Great: 153%
Gigabyte UD PRO 256GB-$49 2,163 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 59GB free Firmware: SAFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 217 218 221 220 219 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 503 Write 474 Mixed 384 SusWrite 229 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 35.7 127% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 188 186% 298 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 103%
IPS325M1ZMC012000 120GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: Q0512A SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 163 162 164 163 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 498 Write 162 Mixed 219 SusWrite 163 57% 260 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 28.9 102% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 114 92% 126 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4WL.M8FB1 2x16GB 390 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.3% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 22 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 24.9 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 134%

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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 $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,372x
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	1,748x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,275Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	892x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,354x
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) $32	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