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	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 16:13
Run Duration	147 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-$415 107,269 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 96.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,166 104% 879 Pts	64-Core 2,041 126% 2,041 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$230 840,268 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 181 Reflection 194 Parallax 204 148% 193 fps	Gravity 188 Splatting 129 136% 158 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$103 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 628GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1316 1329 1329 1291 1292 1312 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,406 Write 1,204 Mixed 1,167 SusWrite 1,312 286% 1,272 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 81.2 267% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,209 DQ Write 966 DQ Mixed 1,081 811% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 410%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$165 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 488 488 480 486 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 485 Mixed 457 SusWrite 485 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 59.5 196% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 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: 249 249 233 222 229 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 513 Write 246 Mixed 238 SusWrite 218 67% 304 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 36.6 134% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 174 154% 231 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.7% 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 (73^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 32.5 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 51.1 SC Mixed 32.6 100% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 112% 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	3,400x
Core i9-10900KIntel $415Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,491x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,083x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,772x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,088x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	898x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,363x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $132Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	834x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	525x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	613x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	373x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	310x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,497

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $26	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