Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	306% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	52.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '22 at 16:11
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 85.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 297 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1066 99% 825 Pts	64-Core 1,983 123% 1,983 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 317 Reflection 311 Parallax 333 258% 320 fps	Gravity 260 Splatting 197 198% 229 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MS12 2TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T54B SusWrite @10s intervals: 1520 1512 1563 1571 1596 1596 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,326 Write 1,742 Mixed 1381 SusWrite 1,560 392% 1,752 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 74.1 247% 84.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,128 DQ Write 720 DQ Mixed 570 520% 806 MB/s
Poor: 240% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 371%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 229GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 461 473 475 475 475 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 474 Mixed 459 SusWrite 471 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 46.3 150% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 183 182 190 189 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 144 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 186 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion SW 6TB 325 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 5.5TB free Firmware: 1801 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 187 186 187 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 140 Write 152 Mixed 109 SusWrite 186 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 394% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GB 11,909 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.2% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 24 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 128%

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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 - $320

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,355x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,464x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,055x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	821x
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

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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