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 above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	273% 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

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '21 at 18:39
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 155 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,197 107% 905 Pts	64-Core 2,063 128% 2,063 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gainward(10B0 1E84) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 130 Reflection 196 Parallax 122 106% 149 fps	Gravity 137 Splatting 120 112% 128 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1231 678 625 458 447 443 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,552 Write 1,910 Mixed 1,454 SusWrite 647 365% 1,641 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 80.5 271% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,242 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 519 532% 876 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 372%
WD WD3200JS-63PDB1 320GB 3,111 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 235GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 59.8 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 62.5 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 36%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 165 166 167 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 154 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 165 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 166 163 168 168 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 159 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 166 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C16 2x8GB 2,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 27.7 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 30.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%

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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	240	24.5"	1280 720	DELA161 AW2521HF

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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 $1,306Bench 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 $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