Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 194% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 215% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	177% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	272% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 21:57
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 165 2-Core 330 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 658 8-Core 1,313 116% 986 Pts	64-Core 2,262 140% 2,262 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 222 Parallax 264 200% 244 fps	MRender 302 Gravity 239 Splatting 176 189% 239 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1418 409 408 408 410 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,265 Write 2,016 Mixed 1,380 SusWrite 577 348% 1,559 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 97.3 321% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,009 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 1166 842% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 349GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 466 472 453 439 364 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 455 Mixed 426 SusWrite 446 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 58.5 189% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 720GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2074 2069 1528 1503 1507 1499 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 2,327 Write 2,044 Mixed 1,702 SusWrite 1,697 436% 1,942 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 107 351% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 1,436 DQ Write 1,239 DQ Mixed 1,312 990% 1,329 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C15 4x8GB 708 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3900 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 47.9 MC Write 48.1 MC Mixed 36.1 126% 44 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 55.6 SC Mixed 35.9 110% 38.6 GB/s	Latency 44.7 90% 44.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 144%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	3,367x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,477x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,063x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,746x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,081x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,353x
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	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: $1,723

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