Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 161% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	137% 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.
Boot Drive	366% 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, 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	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 04:26
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 165 2-Core 327 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,217 111% 929 Pts	64-Core 2,110 131% 2,110 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 177 Parallax 180 154% 182 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 158 Splatting 130 131% 165 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2062 2048 2060 2017 2059 2004 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 2,573 Write 2,304 Mixed 2,293 SusWrite 2,042 518% 2,303 MB/s	4K Read 67.4 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 90.3 291% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,247 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 1,037 784% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 488%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 379GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 404 400 399 403 398 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 476 Mixed 405 SusWrite 413 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 48.3 170% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 283 232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 4266 C16 4x8GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 48.5 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 36.9 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 54.7 SC Mixed 35 108% 37.9 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 126%

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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	3,366x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,472x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,063x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,742x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,080x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,352x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	827x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	522x

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	307x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,725

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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16