Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	269% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	53.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 04:50
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1189 108% 909 Pts	64-Core 2,066 128% 2,066 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 262 Reflection 252 Parallax 288 213% 267 fps	Gravity 220 Splatting 165 166% 192 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 720 574 612 603 615 608 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,505 Write 2,190 Mixed 1,634 SusWrite 622 388% 1,738 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 81.1 272% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,184 DQ Write 912 DQ Mixed 1,052 786% 1,049 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 364GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1261 1259 1264 1210 1213 1193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,455 Write 1,263 Mixed 1,223 SusWrite 1,233 291% 1,293 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 81.8 271% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,303 DQ Write 1,082 DQ Mixed 1,186 890% 1,190 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 435%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 4.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 164 165 163 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 181 Write 165 Mixed 114 SusWrite 164 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 12.8 4K Mixed 1.1 70% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 1.5 2% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 28.8 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 28.4 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 135%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 52: 7R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
52%	41%	39	108	7	240	27"	2560 1440	SAM105C LC27G7xT

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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	3,355x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,464x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,055x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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