Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 175% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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.
Graphics	159% 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	108% 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	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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 17:34
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 86.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,217 109% 918 Pts	64-Core 2,095 130% 2,095 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Lighting 239 Reflection 220 Parallax 228 195% 229 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 161 Splatting 141 134% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 455GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 469 477 473 471 462 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 445 Mixed 309 SusWrite 469 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 38.6 144% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 280 228% 325 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 301 301 299 300 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 484 Mixed 407 SusWrite 313 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 53.4 179% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 127 127 127 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 112 Write 113 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 126 72% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 79% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 19.4 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 21.3 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 121%

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

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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	3,357x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,056x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	821x
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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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