Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	100% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '21 at 06:40
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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 above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,210 108% 913 Pts	64-Core 2,059 127% 2,059 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 136 Parallax 139 102% 133 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 130 Splatting 115 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,565 Write 1,579 Mixed 1,527 417% 1,890 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 85.2 285% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,015 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 1,092 794% 1,028 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB 13,576 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 374GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1243 837 629 404 410 428 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,166 Write 1,248 Mixed 1,059 SusWrite 658 232% 1,033 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 70.3 237% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,275 DQ Write 1,011 DQ Mixed 1,150 859% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 280%
Sandisk G5 BICS4 1TB 7,638 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 931GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 395 366 360 364 365 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 485 Mixed 387 SusWrite 387 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 48.6 166% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 257 218% 319 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 24.1 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 29.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 114%

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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 - $320

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,351x
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	1,738x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	890x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,347x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	820x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	521x

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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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