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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 107%, 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	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '21 at 00:14
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 161 2-Core 315 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1234 110% 933 Pts	64-Core 2,196 136% 2,196 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% 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: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 243 Reflection 217 Parallax 258 198% 239 fps	Gravity 241 Splatting 165 175% 203 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% 577GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 409 412 413 412 418 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 447 Mixed 348 SusWrite 411 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 40.3 149% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 275 226% 324 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: 414 424 420 426 424 429 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 468 Mixed 401 SusWrite 423 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 50.1 169% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 288 236% 336 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 94GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 434 432 437 430 414 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 482 Mixed 438 SusWrite 429 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 58.4 192% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 339GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 433 432 436 436 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 480 Mixed 406 SusWrite 433 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 46.9 162% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 351 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 103GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 111 114 113 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 110 Write 114 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 113 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 70%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 271GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 41.6 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 42.6 51% 37.7 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: 39 40 40 40 40 38 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 25.7 Write 9 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 39.4 29% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 27% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.5% 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 43.4 MC Mixed 32.1 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 51.5 SC Mixed 32.1 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 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) $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