Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
ProcessorWith 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive203% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory1.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime12.9 Days
Run DateJan 16 '22 at 22:11
Run Duration309 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$154
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 116
2-Core 267
83% 154 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 670
68% 548 Pts
64-Core 860
53% 860 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 79%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Zotac(19DA A454) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.7% Poor
Lighting 34.7
Reflection 37.4
Parallax 33.9
28% 35.3 fps
MRender 37
Gravity 37.4
Splatting 25.7
26% 33.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 636 356 369 363 353 354 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1850
Write 1,102
Mixed 783
SusWrite 405
228% 1,035 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 59.9
203% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,097
DQ Write 771
DQ Mixed 878
671% 916 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 203%
Great: 259%
Hitachi HUP722020APA330 2TB
495GB free
Firmware: JKAOA36C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 90 92 74 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
40.7% Average
Read 58.3
Write 93.5
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 83.4
54% 72.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
60.6% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 21
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 14.2
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 82.7
48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,353 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $383

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,726
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