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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	212% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '21 at 00:53
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 310 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,169 106% 893 Pts	64-Core 2,067 128% 2,067 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3883) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 350 Reflection 309 Parallax 356 286% 338 fps	Gravity 270 Splatting 194 200% 232 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PCIe SSD 2TB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1856 214 360 187 509 320 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,390 Write 2,397 Mixed 1,508 SusWrite 574 332% 1,467 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 76.7 255% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,050 DQ Write 807 DQ Mixed 934 697% 930 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 529%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 88GB free Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 414 411 405 415 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 491 Write 405 Mixed 271 SusWrite 412 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 18 107% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 106 118% 195 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 86%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 286GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 482 480 480 439 341 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 469 Mixed 431 SusWrite 450 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 53.2 172% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-32GTZN 2x31.5GB 1,561 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 28.7 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 29.3 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98% 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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,381x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,481x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,072x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,757x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	892x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,355x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	829x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	610x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	372x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16