Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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	48.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% 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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 16:46
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 158 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,196 108% 911 Pts	64-Core 1,716 106% 1,716 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 86A5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	48.5% Average	Lighting 59.4 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 59.8 48% 59.6 fps	MRender 59.6 Gravity 59.5 Splatting 59.6 49% 59.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 331 313 312 312 308 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 485 Mixed 391 SusWrite 342 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 53.3 176% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 523GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 452 462 462 471 467 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 458 Mixed 410 SusWrite 461 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 45 152% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 272 226% 325 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 459GB free Firmware: CC4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 173 179 179 175 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 110 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 177 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 699GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 158 159 162 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 151 Mixed 82 SusWrite 159 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 29.1 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 28.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

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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	3,357x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,055x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	821x
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	369x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	305x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	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