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 (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	238% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 04:14
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 83.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 97% 181 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,093 102% 848 Pts	64-Core 2031 126% 2031 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 192 Reflection 116 Parallax 193 156% 167 fps	Gravity 207 Splatting 155 157% 181 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair MP400 1TB 8,627 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 762GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM53.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 908 201 134 136 145 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 3,793 Write 3,112 Mixed 3,454 SusWrite 284 594% 2,661 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 60.3 208% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 96.8 DQ Mixed 114 83% 107 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 308%
Corsair MP400 2TB 2,383 User benchmarks, average bench 270% 1TB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 960 963 945 894 967 1001 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 3869 Write 4,961 Mixed 4,103 SusWrite 955 781% 3,472 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 54.7 206% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 91.9 DQ Write 83.2 DQ Mixed 82.6 63% 85.9 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 382%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 18.9 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 20.7 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 122%

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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 $1,000Bench 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