Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 192% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 200% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	218% 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 Drive	211% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '21 at 17:23
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 119 2-Core 230 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 914 81% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,583 98% 1,583 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	218% Outstanding	Lighting 328 Reflection 289 Parallax 333 268% 317 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 258 Splatting 185 209% 266 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$207 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 651 988 1049 933 931 969 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,423 Write 1,208 Mixed 156 SusWrite 920 206% 927 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 65.1 224% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 938 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 241 283% 506 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 379%
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 640GB free Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1572 1573 1583 1565 1564 1576 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,476 Write 1,582 Mixed 1,163 SusWrite 1,572 327% 1,448 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 60.2 231% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 874 DQ Write 835 DQ Mixed 614 527% 774 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 295%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 146 147 147 148 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 125 Write 199 Mixed 100 SusWrite 148 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 373% 3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 24.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 27.2 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 40: 8R 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
40%	44%	18	107	6	144	27"	2560 1440	ACR0414 XG270HU

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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	3,358x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	822x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,385

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