Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive267% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 07:05
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 168
2-Core 275
100% 178 Pts
4-Core 622
8-Core 1237
110% 929 Pts
64-Core 2,110
131% 2,110 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 466.77
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 65
Reflection 68.6
Parallax 62.5
53% 65.4 fps
Gravity 66.7
Splatting 63.3
57% 65 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96
867GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1257 1234 1181 1164 1116 1116 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 1,290
Write 1,107
Mixed 1,115
SusWrite 1,178
264% 1,172 MB/s
4K Read 66.7
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 88.6
288% 97.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1311
DQ Write 1,098
DQ Mixed 1,202
901% 1,204 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 267%
Great: 488%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.2% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 19.4
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 22.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,290 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,672
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