Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	151% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '22 at 00:42
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,092 102% 849 Pts	64-Core 1,959 121% 1,959 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 206 Parallax 202 181% 210 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 155 Splatting 138 131% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 461 Write 466 Mixed 401 99% 443 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 38.4 139% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 304 222% 286 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 187GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 427 424 409 414 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 474 Mixed 388 SusWrite 425 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 49.6 169% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 260 220% 322 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 148GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 304 304 306 304 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 486 Mixed 414 SusWrite 323 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 54.7 183% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 12GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.4 5.9 6 6 6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	7.26% Terrible	Read 20.1 Write 13.5 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 5.4 15% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.8 101% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.26% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 22,274 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.4% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.8 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 21.4 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 103%

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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	3,357x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,056x

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 $92Bench 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: $1,672

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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