Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '22 at 00:48
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i3-10100-$94 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 80% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 687 73% 584 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1535 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 75.4 Parallax 66.2 54% 69.1 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 57.9 52% 65 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 677GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 416 424 439 456 449 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 450 Mixed 335 SusWrite 420 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 44.8 156% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 290 236% 334 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB 77,202 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 19.5 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,371x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,478x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,066x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,748x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	892x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,354x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	827x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	370x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,722

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16