Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	193% 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	199% 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 00:49
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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, 10 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 103 2-Core 207 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 821 71% 606 Pts	64-Core 975 60% 975 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 389B) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 287 Reflection 241 Parallax 283 234% 270 fps	MRender 295 Gravity 225 Splatting 164 179% 228 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 219GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 953 997 982 997 1029 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,338 Write 1,932 Mixed 456 SusWrite 976 264% 1,176 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 48.1 163% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 938 DQ Write 665 DQ Mixed 793 594% 798 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 372%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 61GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 109 115 102 90 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 305 Write 377 Mixed 225 SusWrite 104 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 15.4 75% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 29.1 70% 145 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 86%
Toshiba THNSNJ128GCSU 12TB 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 142 138 143 136 137 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 117 Write 123 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 138 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 1.2 332% 3.47 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 4000 C16 4x8GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 37.6 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 25.4 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 147%

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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	8	6	144	31.5"	1280 720	ACR067E ED323QUR A

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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	3,348x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,461x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,054x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,737x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	888x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,345x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	819x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	520x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	368x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	305x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,656

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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