Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '22 at 20:14
Run Duration233 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 151
2-Core 296
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 1,093
95% 810 Pts
64-Core 1,865
115% 1,865 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.9% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 135
Parallax 121
98% 125 fps
MRender 96.7
Gravity 126
Splatting 114
92% 112 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 139 136 145 145 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 378
Write 128
Mixed 153
SusWrite 139
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 24.1
105% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 143
123% 186 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
227GB free
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 56 55 49 53 53 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 3.2
Write 59
Mixed 13.5
SusWrite 51.8
23% 31.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Sandisk Extreme 55AE 1TB
28GB free
Firmware: 3001
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 359
Write 379
Mixed 354
274% 364 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 41.5
4K Mixed 29.3
5,032% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 211
1,887% 200 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 24.2
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 28.2
81% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 122%

 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 10,290 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 - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,672
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