Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 201% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 217% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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	193% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	240% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '21 at 03:05
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 155 2-Core 305 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,161 106% 887 Pts	64-Core 2081 129% 2081 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Sapphire(1DA2 440E) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 251 Reflection 253 Parallax 511 204% 338 fps	MRender 393 Gravity 201 Splatting 291 239% 295 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 431GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2209 1123 1115 1073 318 420 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,687 Write 2,362 Mixed 1,748 SusWrite 1043 438% 1,960 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 59.6 201% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 49.1 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 75.2 72% 109 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 372%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 90GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 196 96 115 96 115 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 428 Write 399 Mixed 282 SusWrite 171 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 15.5 81% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 15.2 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 17.2 28% 50 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 86%
Toshiba THNSNJ128GCSU 12TB 2TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 128 123 125 121 118 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 146 Write 156 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 124 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 1.2 309% 2.93 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 4000 C16 4x8GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 46.2 MC Write 46.4 MC Mixed 35.7 122% 42.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 49.2 SC Mixed 33.1 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 147%

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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	3,350x
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	889x

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	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 $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