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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	159% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '21 at 22:24
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$232 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,012 95% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,602 99% 1,602 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 174 Reflection 169 Parallax 187 142% 177 fps	Gravity 152 Splatting 128 122% 140 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Force MP600 500GB 13,280 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 271GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 669 507 485 482 506 478 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 1,228 Write 1,290 Mixed 1,230 SusWrite 521 240% 1,067 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 56.3 173% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 948 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 234 245% 429 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 374%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 137GB free Firmware: M6CR041 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 431 413 308 435 308 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77% Very good	Read 505 Write 427 Mixed 394 SusWrite 387 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 18.3 93% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 98.4 DQ Mixed 28.1 48% 93.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 92%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 109GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 457 440 367 464 435 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 499 Write 453 Mixed 308 SusWrite 434 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 36.3 4K Mixed 26.8 92% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 95.9 DQ Mixed 66.9 91% 173 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 110%
Patriot Hellfire NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$233 2,120 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 223GB free Firmware: E7FM02.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1163 1172 871 816 866 800 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1061 Write 1,206 Mixed 802 SusWrite 948 226% 1,004 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 28.2 96% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 894 DQ Write 89.5 DQ Mixed 176 208% 386 MB/s
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 195%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 147 140 143 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 154 Write 145 Mixed 99.4 SusWrite 143 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 27.2 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 29.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 120%

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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 $1,306Bench 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