Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	262% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	54.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 21:08
Run Duration	288 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 313 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,184 108% 907 Pts	64-Core 2,066 128% 2,066 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9316 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	4.94% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 9.2 5% 8.57 fps	MRender 11.7 Gravity 7.9 Splatting 0.3 5% 6.63 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.94% Great: 6%
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Palit(1569 2204) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 462.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78% Very good	Lighting 90.6 Reflection 144 Parallax 122 74% 119 fps	MRender 81.6 Gravity 111 Splatting 117 86% 103 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1177 1038 1027 1018 1004 999 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,145 Write 1,859 Mixed 1,398 SusWrite 1,044 360% 1,612 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 59.4 244% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 782 DQ Mixed 864 650% 873 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 442%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 709GB free Firmware: STZSE014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 440 439 438 442 433 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 487 Mixed 462 SusWrite 438 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 55 182% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 136%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 187 198 192 185 194 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 140 Write 136 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 189 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$123 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 160 161 166 164 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 93.3 Write 128 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 162 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.9 264% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 87%
Seagate M3 2TB 1,454 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 683GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 90 77 89 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 126 Mixed 110 SusWrite 85.4 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 180% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 67%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 23GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 32 19 20 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 131 Write 53.1 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 28 83% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 2.9 211% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2E3200C16 2x31.5GB 4,665 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 25.9 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 26 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 5: 1R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
5%	50%	2	92	9	120	21.5"	2560 1440	SAM0B3F S22D300

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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	3,348x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,463x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,054x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,737x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	889x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,346x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	819x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	520x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	368x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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