Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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	100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	44.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '22 at 08:00
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$314 68,929 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 291 102% 179 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,102 104% 838 Pts	64-Core 1,872 126% 1,872 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$330 145,447 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Asus(1043 8818) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 122 Parallax 126 110% 128 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 106 Splatting 91.3 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 512GB 512GB 3,052 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 399 62 71 52 8.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 438 Write 288 Mixed 16.4 SusWrite 106 46% 212 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 6.1 44% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 0.7 47% 112 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 107%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 312,714 User benchmarks, average bench 304% 893GB free Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2193 1926 1267 1178 1182 1178 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,300 Write 2,126 Mixed 1,610 SusWrite 1,487 422% 1,881 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 69.6 228% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,016 DQ Write 784 DQ Mixed 871 659% 890 MB/s
Poor: 218% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 367%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 2,924,461 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 188 188 190 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 163 Mixed 103 SusWrite 188 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 2x8GB 1,193 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 28.3 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 49.5 SC Mixed 31.4 98% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	34.8"	1280 720	SEK0000 SE32HS01

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Gaming 198%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 199%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $500

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $320Bench 97%, 176,510 samples	6,313x
Core i9-10900KIntel $385Bench 100%, 88,597 samples	4,367x
Core i9-10850KIntel $314Bench 99%, 68,929 samples	3,777x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 209%, 303,019 samples	2,646x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 391,539 samples	1,707x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,500Bench 233%, 110,477 samples	1,472x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 331%, 398,388 samples	2,815x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 304%, 312,714 samples	1,537x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $71Bench 292%, 404,348 samples	1,177x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $286Bench 88%, 128,222 samples	1,315x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 41,500 samples	591x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 84%, 341,100 samples	572x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,911

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $345	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16