Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '21 at 10:04
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th 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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 282 100% 179 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,105 102% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,637 101% 1,637 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 234 Parallax 174 141% 194 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 150 Splatting 127 125% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$100 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 884GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 385 395 483 471 460 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 477 Mixed 359 SusWrite 443 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 32.2 143% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 259 214% 307 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 121%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 2,712 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 754GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 469 472 475 455 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 479 Mixed 287 SusWrite 470 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 47.6 153% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 234 206% 310 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$91 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 613GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2449 2205 1441 1455 1455 1451 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,606 Write 2,450 Mixed 1,849 SusWrite 1,743 485% 2,162 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 86.1 283% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,375 DQ Write 1,095 DQ Mixed 1,238 926% 1,236 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 30.1 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 30.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $350

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,390x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,485x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,077x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,764x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,086x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	895x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,360x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	833x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	611x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	373x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,679

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16