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 (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	54.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '21 at 20:00
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$449 107,269 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)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,128 103% 865 Pts	64-Core 1,944 120% 1,944 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 208 135 132 122 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 466 Mixed 388 SusWrite 193 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 52.5 170% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 2TB 910 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 561GB free Firmware: ECFM12.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1236 933 938 942 943 941 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,084 Write 1,341 Mixed 1,175 SusWrite 989 259% 1,147 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 60.4 218% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,434 DQ Write 1018 DQ Mixed 1,193 900% 1,215 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 299%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 302GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 465 467 467 467 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 446 Mixed 409 SusWrite 466 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 54.2 178% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 605GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 149 151 150 150 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 158 Write 147 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 150 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 109%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 946GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 140 143 126 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 117 Write 112 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 139 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 100%
WD Game Drive 8TB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4TB free, PID 2631 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 204 210 204 205 208 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 220 Mixed 137 SusWrite 206 260% 192 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 1.5 307% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 120%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 79 79 79 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 95 Write 85.8 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 79 107% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 4x16GB 751 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 33 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 31.1 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 136%

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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	2,463x
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	889x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,346x
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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,675

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