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 as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	241% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '21 at 15:44
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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 95.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 950 93% 764 Pts	64-Core 1,533 95% 1,533 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0); ASUS TUF RTX 3080 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 255 Reflection 227 Parallax 255 208% 246 fps	Gravity 211 Splatting 163 162% 187 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 808GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 671 917 1113 1144 1139 1144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,356 Write 1,216 Mixed 1,199 SusWrite 1,021 270% 1,198 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 76.7 250% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,169 DQ Write 935 DQ Mixed 1,051 787% 1,052 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 154GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1586 1319 1353 1232 1080 966 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,442 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,830 SusWrite 1,256 437% 1,951 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 76.2 264% 92.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,270 DQ Write 987 DQ Mixed 1129 845% 1,129 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 38 38 37 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 31.5 Write 45 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 37.3 29% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.3 141% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 90%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 99 100 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 103 Write 94.5 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 99.6 126% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.7 307% 3.37 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 8.3 DQ Mixed 0.6 304% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 4000 C19 4x8GB 1,741 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 47.8 MC Mixed 34.9 121% 42.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 31.7 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

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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	3,358x
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