Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 194% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 199% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	191% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	161% 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	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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '21 at 18:53
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 264 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,134 103% 868 Pts	64-Core 1653 102% 1653 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 279 Reflection 241 Parallax 291 228% 270 fps	MRender 307 Gravity 235 Splatting 171 187% 238 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme GIGABYTE GP-GSM2 128GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFMB0.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 515 584 120 121 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,267 Write 592 Mixed 752 SusWrite 321 162% 733 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 63.1 223% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 595 DQ Mixed 402 327% 454 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 179%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 161 161 160 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 183 Write 158 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 159 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 1.1 67% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 10.1 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 39%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 511GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1546 1262 1258 1259 1265 1266 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2546 Write 2,394 Mixed 1,614 SusWrite 1,309 440% 1,966 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 85.1 286% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1,284 DQ Write 1,037 DQ Mixed 1160 868% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 372%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 199 198 199 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 187 Mixed 22 SusWrite 197 108% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 22.9 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 27.8 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 104%

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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 $1,306Bench 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