Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	285% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '21 at 01:36
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1073 103% 847 Pts	64-Core 1,892 117% 1,892 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	136% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 177 Parallax 180 159% 184 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 141 Splatting 124 118% 148 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 228GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1567 1222 780 766 741 739 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,499 Write 2,286 Mixed 1,862 SusWrite 969 426% 1,904 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 80.6 265% 94.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,149 DQ Write 803 DQ Mixed 989 735% 980 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 410%
Samsung SM871 2.5 7mm 512GB 1,033 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 477GB free Firmware: EMM02D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 488 481 488 486 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 455 Mixed 360 SusWrite 486 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 47.2 171% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 349 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%
Seagate ST4000NM0033-9ZM170 4TB 3,748 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 36.5 Mixed 36.5 28% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.1 47% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 4x8GB 9,005 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	87.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 26.7 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.7 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 125%

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

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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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,369x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,479x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,066x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,747x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,081x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	892x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,355x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	827x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	371x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,717

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16