Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	34.5% 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 Drive	64.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '22 at 19:10
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 314 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,205 107% 905 Pts	64-Core 2,001 124% 2,001 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8818) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2400 MHz, MLim: 3855 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.5% Below average	Lighting 25.4 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 1.9 21% 9.97 fps	MRender 0.3 Gravity 118 Splatting 93.4 61% 70.7 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 512GB 512GB 4,987 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 137 42 11 102 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 457 Write 386 Mixed 373 SusWrite 104 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 22.3 95% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 45.6 90% 177 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 893GB free Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2173 2169 1181 1178 1185 1187 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,316 Write 2,135 Mixed 1594 SusWrite 1,512 424% 1,889 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 67.4 222% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,047 DQ Write 816 DQ Mixed 907 685% 924 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 189 187 190 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 115 Mixed 107 SusWrite 188 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 2x8GB 1,261 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.8% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 21.1 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 24.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 107%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,299 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 178%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 177%

UFO

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 $1,148Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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