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 (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	94.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '21 at 00:02
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 81 1-Core 143 2-Core 315 95% 180 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,109 104% 864 Pts	64-Core 1,752 108% 1,752 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 165 193 191 180 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 455 Mixed 349 SusWrite 198 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 44.7 156% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 246 206% 298 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 100%
Mushkin MKNSSDRE250GB-LT 250GB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 53GB free Firmware: P0614D SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 311 309 310 175 244 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 497 Write 300 Mixed 299 SusWrite 277 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 29.4 108% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 168 136% 190 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 100%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 215GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 462 462 463 463 465 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 482 Write 27.2 Mixed 28 SusWrite 447 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 21 4K Mixed 0.4 50% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 25.7 DQ Mixed 0.5 31% 80.1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 100%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 249GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 73 76 77 76 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 84.3 Write 76 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 75.4 47% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.6% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 21.3 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 22.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 123%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 35: 4R 4G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
35%	17%	66	167	128	165	0"	2560 1440

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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 $15	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