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 (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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.
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	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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '21 at 23:57
Run Duration	342 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 303 103% 186 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1127 103% 863 Pts	64-Core 2,043 126% 2,043 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.76 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 261 Reflection 225 Parallax 261 213% 249 fps	Gravity 218 Splatting 158 162% 188 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1228 790 751 732 710 694 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,590 Write 2,390 Mixed 1,893 SusWrite 818 430% 1,923 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 84.9 281% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 994 740% 989 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 126GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 184 84 85 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 486 Mixed 418 SusWrite 168 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 47.7 165% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 121%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 3GB free Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 873 Write 561 Mixed 574 148% 670 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 49.5 175% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 524 DQ Mixed 316 264% 372 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 40GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 487 407 412 467 477 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 486 Mixed 406 SusWrite 456 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 56.6 187% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 47GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 314 314 314 314 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 488 Mixed 466 SusWrite 339 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 55.5 186% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 66 62 62 69 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 67.2 Write 90 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 66.2 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 156% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x8GB 1,410 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 28.4 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 33.4 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 45.6 88% 45.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 130%

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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 $1,306Bench 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	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: $1,390

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