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 as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	228% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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, 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	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '21 at 02:27
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,026 99% 817 Pts	64-Core 1,592 98% 1,592 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 186 Reflection 178 Parallax 185 151% 183 fps	Gravity 164 Splatting 133 129% 148 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 745GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1231 1261 919 721 705 585 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,422 Write 1,284 Mixed 1,141 SusWrite 904 267% 1,188 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 71.3 240% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 1,043 DQ Write 834 DQ Mixed 434 462% 770 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 148 147 147 146 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 138 Write 140 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 146 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 107%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 720GB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 119 121 121 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 58 Write 112 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 120 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 207% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 67%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 803GB free Firmware: LDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 95 97 96 96 99 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 68.5 Write 78.7 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 95.2 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 132 135 138 135 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 102 Write 103 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 132 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 90%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 969GB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 114 118 117 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 63.8 Write 123 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 116 66% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 181% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.2% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 14.7 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.1 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 112%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,369x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,479x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,066x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,747x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,081x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	892x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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	371x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16