Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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	7.17% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.4 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	Jun 09 '21 at 00:32
Run Duration	359 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$279 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 96.4 1-Core 161 2-Core 323 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,283 114% 964 Pts	64-Core 2,085 129% 2,085 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6583) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2189 MHz, MLim: 2572 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	7.17% Terrible	Lighting 12.8 Reflection 7.4 Parallax 9.7 10% 9.97 fps	MRender 1.6 Gravity 0.9 Splatting 0.7 1% 1.07 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 7.17% Great: 110%

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% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1326 979 982 983 991 942 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,018 Write 2,278 Mixed 1,767 SusWrite 1,034 399% 1,774 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 72 251% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,265 DQ Write 916 DQ Mixed 1,105 822% 1,095 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: 210 310 248 134 31 136 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 475 Mixed 426 SusWrite 178 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 45.8 158% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 101 137% 248 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 113%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 20GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,534 Write 1,353 Mixed 1,300 311% 1,396 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 88.2 290% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,356 DQ Write 1,142 DQ Mixed 1,233 928% 1,244 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 2,135 Write 1,440 Mixed 668 310% 1,415 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 74.6 270% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,317 DQ Write 1,093 DQ Mixed 1,032 820% 1,147 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 700 Mixed 709 164% 738 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 83.3 272% 92.3 MB/s	DQ Read 829 DQ Write 718 DQ Mixed 1,154 761% 900 MB/s
Poor: 155% Great: 333%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC-WRSN 500GB 3,847 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 32GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 310 276 302 290 267 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 477 Mixed 353 SusWrite 315 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 48.1 169% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 253 209% 300 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
Pcie SSD 1TB 19,971 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 637GB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 779 785 785 783 784 785 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 689 Write 766 Mixed 710 SusWrite 784 167% 737 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 72.6 249% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 745 DQ Write 800 DQ Mixed 936 659% 827 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 438%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 449GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 152 153 152 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 151 Write 150 Mixed 110 SusWrite 152 190% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 100%

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)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 32.6 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 51.9 SC Mixed 32.9 102% 35.6 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%

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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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,366x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,471x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,061x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,742x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,080x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,352x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	826x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	371x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	307x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16