Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	68.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	270% 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	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '21 at 02:25
Run Duration	345 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 322 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,286 114% 965 Pts	64-Core 2,120 131% 2,120 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1347) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.3% Good	Lighting 85.2 Reflection 85.1 Parallax 78.5 69% 82.9 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 68.1 66% 83.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1336 981 985 983 989 987 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2024 Write 2263 Mixed 1,778 SusWrite 1,044 400% 1,777 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 72.9 252% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 887 DQ Mixed 1098 813% 1,081 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 297%
Adata SU900 512GB 1,123 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 28GB free Firmware: P1026A SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 89 147 136 30 134 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 476 Mixed 420 SusWrite 170 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 45.7 157% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 100 135% 246 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 113%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 20GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,528 Write 1,351 Mixed 1,308 311% 1,395 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 88.5 289% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,348 DQ Write 1,145 DQ Mixed 1,243 932% 1,245 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 7GB free Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,147 Write 1,586 Mixed 724 327% 1,485 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 76.9 272% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,309 DQ Write 1,112 DQ Mixed 1,060 835% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 306%
Samsung MZVLB1T0HBLR-000H1 1TB 8,018 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 27GB free Firmware: HPS0NEXF Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 804 Write 702 Mixed 718 165% 742 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 83.5 271% 92.3 MB/s	DQ Read 831 DQ Write 718 DQ Mixed 1153 761% 901 MB/s
Poor: 155% Great: 333%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC-WRSN 500GB 3,847 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 32GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 310 307 300 296 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 484 Mixed 367 SusWrite 321 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 48.7 171% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 249 205% 292 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%
Pcie SSD 1TB 19,971 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 662GB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 782 787 787 770 787 787 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 689 Write 769 Mixed 716 SusWrite 783 167% 739 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 72.4 240% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 752 DQ Write 801 DQ Mixed 936 660% 829 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 438%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 32.5 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 51.7 SC Mixed 32.9 101% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%

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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	3,358x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	822x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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