Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 199% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 213% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	204% 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	275% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	56.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '22 at 08:53
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 as expected (48^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 1,064 97% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,919 119% 1,919 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 6950-XT 5,274 User benchmarks, average bench 199% Sapphire(1DA2 441D) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.11.1 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	204% Outstanding	Lighting 257 Reflection 268 Parallax 548 209% 358 fps	MRender 411 Gravity 221 Splatting 347 268% 326 fps
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 214%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9805 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.39% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 10.6 Parallax 9.3 5% 8.7 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 12.5 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.39% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 581GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1494 1238 1238 1218 1233 1160 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 2355 Write 2,242 Mixed 1,562 SusWrite 1,263 416% 1,856 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 67.1 225% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 913 DQ Write 598 DQ Mixed 778 574% 763 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 371%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 391GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 45 44 46 46 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 57.3 Write 67.6 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 44.7 39% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C16-32GVK 2x31.5GB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	91.8% Outstanding	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 25.7 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 29.7 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 141%

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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 $442Bench 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	1,078x
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 $177	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