Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 216%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 215%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics218% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive254% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory57.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210415
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJul 28 '21 at 04:24
Run Duration229 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 151
2-Core 303
99% 182 Pts
4-Core 595
8-Core 1,005
97% 800 Pts
64-Core 1570
97% 1570 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
218% Outstanding
Lighting 325
Reflection 295
Parallax 329
265% 316 fps
MRender 358
Gravity 260
Splatting 188
211% 269 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 218%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 537 455 409 409 408 400 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 2,501
Write 2189
Mixed 1,535
SusWrite 436
371% 1,665 MB/s
4K Read 59.6
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 82
271% 94.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,008
DQ Write 906
DQ Mixed 1,051
763% 989 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 254%
Great: 302%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
507GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1222 1200 1213 1168 1201 1208 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
256% Outstanding
Read 1,368
Write 1,148
Mixed 1,103
SusWrite 1202
271% 1,205 MB/s
4K Read 55.9
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 80
252% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 1,203
DQ Write 981
DQ Mixed 1,113
828% 1,099 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 256%
Great: 410%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB
235GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 314 315 314 312 311 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 477
Write 438
Mixed 430
SusWrite 336
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 36.2
118% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 40
79% 160 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
MC Read 34
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 27.5
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 38.3
SC Mixed 28.2
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 134%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 39: 5R 4G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
39% 46% 24 108 5 144 27" 1920 1080 BNQ7F2B BenQ XL2720Z
Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,299 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,385
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