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 (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Memory	16GB 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 18 '21 at 10:37
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 999 96% 792 Pts	64-Core 1,606 99% 1,606 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 896 Write 177 Mixed 282 97% 452 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 41.2 147% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 517 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 177 171% 281 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 185%
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 209GB free Firmware: X41000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 287 284 285 266 241 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 467 Mixed 297 SusWrite 280 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 46 162% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 228 196% 289 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 120GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 136 135 135 134 134 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 152 Write 139 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 134 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 108%
SDXC Card 128GB 9,908 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 93GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 79 79 79 79 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 82.5 Write 75.2 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 77.7 98% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 4.9 348% 6.73 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 100 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 96.4 Write 95.8 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 99.2 116% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 24 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 28.7 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 101%

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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	3,348x
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 $1,280Bench 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