Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	58.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	235% 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	16GB 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 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '21 at 13:18
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 168 2-Core 335 109% 200 Pts	4-Core 672 8-Core 1,294 117% 983 Pts	64-Core 2,035 126% 2,035 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2089 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 74.8 Parallax 67.1 59% 71.4 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 74.7 Splatting 68 58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme 256G 256GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: T1106A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1158 1164 1159 858 1023 569 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 2,263 Write 1,137 Mixed 1,026 SusWrite 988 300% 1,354 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 29 146% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 880 DQ Write 957 DQ Mixed 578 529% 805 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 254%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 4400 C18 Series 2x8GB 201 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 45.6 MC Mixed 30.5 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 54.1 SC Mixed 34.2 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 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
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	72.3"	1280 701	TSB0206 TOSHIBA-TV

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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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,361x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,058x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,741x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,079x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	824x
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	306x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,362

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $40	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