Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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	155% 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	176% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '21 at 06:05
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 166 2-Core 324 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1193 107% 901 Pts	64-Core 2122 131% 2122 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87B8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Lighting 231 Reflection 205 Parallax 195 188% 210 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 152 Splatting 136 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 17,082 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1079 1082 1124 1115 1129 1123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1031 Write 909 Mixed 805 SusWrite 1,108 217% 963 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 60.1 202% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 51.5 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 69.9 58% 81.1 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 332%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 736GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2098 2088 1152 1102 1099 1117 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,232 Write 2,104 Mixed 1,431 SusWrite 1,443 404% 1,803 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 73 242% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 68.1 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 94.9 80% 114 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 372%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 845GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 116 230 234 240 240 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 410 Write 266 Mixed 217 SusWrite 222 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 6.8 49% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 21 DQ Write 41.1 DQ Mixed 9.8 14% 24 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 206 199 199 213 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 136 Write 138 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 205 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 237% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 4x8GB 2,651 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.7% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 115%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,382x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,482x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,072x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,757x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	892x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,356x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	830x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	610x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	372x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16