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 below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	210% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	32.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '21 at 23:23
Run Duration	325 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 285 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 1,024 90% 766 Pts	64-Core 1820 113% 1820 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 2083) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 174 Reflection 176 Parallax 180 142% 177 fps	Gravity 156 Splatting 131 125% 144 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$167 10,240 User benchmarks, average bench 340% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1223 664 569 632 567 649 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,724 Write 2,194 Mixed 1,798 SusWrite 717 362% 1,608 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57.6 191% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 737 DQ Mixed 769 598% 827 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 496%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$167 10,240 User benchmarks, average bench 340% 851GB free Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1377 1396 1390 1244 929 924 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,195 Write 1,319 Mixed 1,211 SusWrite 1,210 279% 1,234 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 51.6 165% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 961 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 1004 739% 968 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 496%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 140GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 293 294 293 293 293 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 457 Mixed 368 SusWrite 312 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 43.6 148% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 341 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 296 296 296 295 295 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 474 Mixed 368 SusWrite 314 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 45.2 150% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 344 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 222GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 393 81 80 81 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 474 Mixed 445 SusWrite 197 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 42.9 142% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 336 254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 128%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 26GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 178 163 171 149 146 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 447 Write 179 Mixed 220 SusWrite 158 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 65.1 4K Mixed 34.1 126% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 161 132% 189 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GB 12,538 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 28.6 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 24.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 139%

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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 - $320

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,348x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,463x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,054x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,737x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	889x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,346x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	819x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	520x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	368x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	305x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16