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 above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	80.3% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '22 at 22:12
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 252 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 1,007 94% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,576 98% 1,576 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8769) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 66.3 Reflection 99 Parallax 62.8 54% 76 fps	Gravity 71.5 Splatting 62.1 58% 66.8 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk G5 BICS4 500GB 7,142 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 40 55 76 49 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 378 Write 333 Mixed 123 SusWrite 76.8 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 41 150% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 190 178% 280 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 105%
Nvme WDS500G3X0C-00SJG0 500GB 545 User benchmarks, average bench 237% 402GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1072 848 858 860 859 859 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,230 Write 1,336 Mixed 1,265 SusWrite 893 266% 1,181 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 61.2 208% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,088 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 949 714% 960 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 319%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 464GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 212 211 205 215 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 150 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 211 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 90% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 143 147 147 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 75.4 Write 136 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 143 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 90%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 124GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 115GB free, PID dd36 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 73 55 42 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 130 Write 116 Mixed 109 SusWrite 67.8 140% 106 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 4.1 266% 5.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3600C20 4x8GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 31.2 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 47.1 SC Mixed 29.4 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 - $388

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,389x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,483x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,074x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,760x
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 $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,359x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 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 $118Bench 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: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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