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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	264% 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '21 at 07:42
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 154 2-Core 302 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1112 101% 848 Pts	64-Core 2,110 131% 2,110 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767); 08G-P5-3767-KR CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 229 Reflection 207 Parallax 200 187% 212 fps	Gravity 154 Splatting 131 125% 142 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 753GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1429 1433 1416 1414 1413 1413 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,330 Write 1,340 Mixed 1,266 SusWrite 1,420 302% 1,339 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 71.4 245% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,216 DQ Write 958 DQ Mixed 1,088 814% 1,087 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 349%
WD Blue 500GB-$94 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 377GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 308 302 295 291 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 481 Mixed 376 SusWrite 315 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 47 164% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 252 208% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 283GB free Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2091 1731 1732 1731 1730 1734 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,021 Write 2,268 Mixed 1,849 SusWrite 1,791 447% 1,982 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 73.3 254% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,281 DQ Write 979 DQ Mixed 1,135 847% 1,132 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 349%

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 (71^st percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 28.7 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 29.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 114%

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

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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	3,356x
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