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 (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	219% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	14.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 22:11
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 276 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 888 85% 700 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 8842) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 224 Reflection 210 Parallax 201 183% 212 fps	Gravity 154 Splatting 138 128% 146 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 606GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1545 973 965 980 989 968 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,091 Write 1,936 Mixed 1,451 SusWrite 1,070 315% 1,387 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 58.4 203% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,201 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 1,104 818% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 284%
TEAML5Lite3D480G 480GB 4,595 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 110GB free Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 419 413 420 421 403 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 438 Mixed 397 SusWrite 410 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 42.1 129% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 104 146% 269 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 127%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 22GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 88 83 84 77 84 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.2% Good	Read 272 Write 174 Mixed 217 SusWrite 87.5 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 38.8 121% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 126 113% 171 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 122GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 64 65 64 64 65 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 62.6 Write 42.7 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 63.5 39% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 29.4 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 27.2 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 114%

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

SkillBench Score 35: 4R 3G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
35%	18%	73	109	7	60	31.5"	2560 1440	GSM7729 LG QHD

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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 $1,275Bench 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