Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	170% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	54.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '22 at 14:43
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$255 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 83.9 2-Core 186 67% 117 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 768 69% 580 Pts	64-Core 2,055 127% 2,055 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 472.84 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 256 Reflection 296 Parallax 342 209% 298 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 264 Splatting 192 214% 273 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 796 167 167 168 159 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 1,247 Write 1,109 Mixed 732 SusWrite 251 186% 835 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 63.6 220% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 785 DQ Write 847 DQ Mixed 340 387% 657 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 295%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 352GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 447 445 458 462 462 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 466 Mixed 369 SusWrite 442 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 49.5 163% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 340 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 146 147 148 147 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 151 Write 115 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 144 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 96%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 9128 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 135 139 134 137 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 135 Write 137 Mixed 103 SusWrite 134 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 416GB free Firmware: 9128 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 135 139 134 137 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 152 Write 154 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 134 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 98 81 94 95 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 60 SusWrite 90.7 119% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-16GTZRX F4-3200C16-16GTZR F4-3200C16-16GTZRX F4-3200C16-16GTZR 64GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 29.5 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 21.4 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 122%

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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	3,385x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,482x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,073x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,758x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	894x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,358x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	832x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	610x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	372x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16