Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	343% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	53.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 17 '21 at 00:54
Run Duration	378 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,201 107% 904 Pts	64-Core 2,049 127% 2,049 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3775 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 160 Parallax 163 135% 163 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 140 Splatting 124 124% 156 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 840GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1911 1883 1873 1864 1874 1871 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,467 Write 2205 Mixed 2,169 SusWrite 1,879 490% 2180 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 88 287% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,030 DQ Write 787 DQ Mixed 926 688% 914 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 488%
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$207 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 2TB free Firmware: 42A0S63C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1184 1173 1178 1180 1196 1215 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,328 Write 1,262 Mixed 123 SusWrite 1,188 218% 975 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 75.6 253% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,112 DQ Write 867 DQ Mixed 593 551% 857 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 379%
Lexar 256GB SSD 256GB 12,615 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 237GB free Firmware: H190117H SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 450 450 450 354 251 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 470 Mixed 454 SusWrite 402 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 46.7 175% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 324 236% 307 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 240%
Liteon CV1-8B256 256GB 8,101 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 238GB free Firmware: G886201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 337 337 338 338 337 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 338 Mixed 315 SusWrite 337 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 43.4 153% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 189 168% 250 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 98%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 482 483 483 482 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 484 Mixed 406 SusWrite 482 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 56.4 189% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 351 264% 352 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 211 210 216 216 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 131 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 211 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 7101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 190 189 195 191 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 96.5 Write 138 Mixed 136 SusWrite 189 104% 140 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.8 339% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: 7101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 195 194 198 198 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 137 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 194 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 141 143 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 131 Write 134 Mixed 101 SusWrite 142 173% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 100%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.1 128GB-$37 664 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 19GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 298 Write 270 Mixed 218 328% 262 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 10 789% 11 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 12.4 DQ Mixed 11.7 873% 12.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 5,791 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 31.3 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 30.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%

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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	3,351x
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	890x

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	820x
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	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