Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	117% 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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '21 at 12:01
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 162 2-Core 299 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,219 109% 920 Pts	64-Core 1,667 103% 1,667 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 230 Parallax 191 140% 198 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 149 Splatting 125 124% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 869GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 458 463 418 486 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 478 Mixed 390 SusWrite 464 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 48.6 170% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 275 226% 324 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 121%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 2,712 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 761GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 472 463 480 484 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 474 Mixed 386 SusWrite 475 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 48.3 168% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 276 227% 325 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 591GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2448 2216 1433 1463 1461 1459 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,616 Write 2,183 Mixed 1,826 SusWrite 1,746 469% 2,093 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 85.8 283% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,386 DQ Write 1,090 DQ Mixed 1,238 926% 1,238 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 29.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 30.8 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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 $442Bench 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	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $1,675

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