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 (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.
Boot Drive	268% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 15:53
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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-$401 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 155 2-Core 297 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,162 104% 881 Pts	64-Core 2,062 128% 2,062 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 179 Reflection 194 Parallax 187 146% 187 fps	Gravity 186 Splatting 128 135% 157 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 629GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1308 1321 1321 1314 1322 1305 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,399 Write 1,179 Mixed 1,132 SusWrite 1,315 283% 1,256 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 82.3 268% 92.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,202 DQ Write 964 DQ Mixed 1,085 812% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 410%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$190 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 486 486 489 489 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 488 Mixed 459 SusWrite 487 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 59.1 194% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 136%
Mushkin ECO2 SMI 512GB-$80 1,273 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 226GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 248 248 222 223 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 503 Write 250 Mixed 239 SusWrite 235 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 36.6 133% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 174 154% 231 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 32.3 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 51.4 SC Mixed 32 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $350

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,391x
Core i9-10900KIntel $401Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,486x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,077x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,765x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,086x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	895x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,360x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	833x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	611x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	373x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,681

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16