Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 205% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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	179% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '21 at 09:19
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 335 103% 193 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,264 107% 921 Pts	64-Core 2,165 134% 2,165 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	179% Outstanding	Lighting 260 Reflection 232 Parallax 261 212% 251 fps	MRender 281 Gravity 216 Splatting 160 173% 219 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB70H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,986 Write 1,330 Mixed 866 307% 1,394 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 74.7 246% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,278 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 917 748% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 86GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 381 379 381 382 302 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 488 Mixed 458 SusWrite 379 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 58.8 194% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 22GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 512 Write 489 Mixed 435 107% 479 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 58.1 191% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 222GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 315 315 315 314 313 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 488 Mixed 414 SusWrite 332 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 56.9 191% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 349 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 27.1 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 52.4 SC Mixed 33.9 103% 36.1 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 122%

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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	3,351x
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	1,738x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	890x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,347x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	820x
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	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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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