Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	36.4% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.1 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 19:14
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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 i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 161 2-Core 287 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,210 107% 908 Pts	64-Core 2,014 125% 2,014 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8818) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2400 MHz, MLim: 3817 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.4% Below average	Lighting 10.5 Reflection 1.5 Parallax 13.1 9% 8.37 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 106 Splatting 92.6 91% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 36.4% 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 12 223 60 62 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 461 Write 389 Mixed 372 SusWrite 108 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 22.4 94% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 45.7 90% 176 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 893GB free Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2387 2167 1200 1201 1203 1204 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,322 Write 2,164 Mixed 1,587 SusWrite 1,560 428% 1,908 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 68.9 224% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,053 DQ Write 814 DQ Mixed 906 685% 924 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 191 190 190 191 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 163 Mixed 102 SusWrite 190 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% 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 30 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 21.1 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 24.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 107%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,376x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,480x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,071x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,752x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	892x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,355x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	828x
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	609x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	370x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,725

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16