Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics55.9% 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 Drive219% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '21 at 23:10
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 158
2-Core 312
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 615
8-Core 1,010
99% 812 Pts
64-Core 1,302
81% 1,302 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 105%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1595 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Lighting 68.9
Reflection 78
Parallax 69.9
56% 72.3 fps
MRender 75.9
Gravity 69.2
Splatting 61.1
55% 68.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 868 635 611 545 514 506 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 1,619
Write 1571
Mixed 629
SusWrite 613
247% 1,108 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 62.2
213% 79.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,123
DQ Write 1,180
DQ Mixed 903
748% 1,069 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 219%
Great: 254%
ST31500341AS 250GB
140GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 298 297 297 298 298 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 464
Write 446
Mixed 391
SusWrite 316
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 57
189% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 352
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 104% Great: 128%
Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 175 175 179 177 177 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 84.3
Write 127
Mixed 56.1
SusWrite 174
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 30
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 46.6
SC Mixed 32.3
95% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,283 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,675
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HDDRAMUSB
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