Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.23% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	214% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	114.6 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '23 at 02:23
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 80.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 302 95% 178 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,157 104% 879 Pts	64-Core 2,015 125% 2,015 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.23% Terrible	Lighting 5.8 Reflection 9.8 Parallax 8.6 5% 8.07 fps	MRender 10.8 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 14.4 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.23% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1161 1168 1158 1171 1209 1213 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,410 Write 1,225 Mixed 1,213 SusWrite 1,180 283% 1,257 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 64.5 208% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 590 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 482 354% 471 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$144 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 474 Mixed 441 105% 470 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 47 155% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 128%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 157GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1511 1284 1287 1278 1154 1110 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,493 Write 2153 Mixed 1,640 SusWrite 1,270 423% 1,889 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 69 222% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 620 DQ Write 437 DQ Mixed 558 409% 538 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 372%
Seagate Portable 2TB 11,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 76GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 34 42 36 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 55.8 Write 60.3 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 36.5 40% 54 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 68%
Seagate Portable 2TB 11,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 295GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 73 70 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 53.3 Write 78.4 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 71 49% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 68%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500G 500GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 353GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 122 114 124 124 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 289 Write 224 Mixed 244 SusWrite 122 285% 220 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 32.8 4K Mixed 24 2,004% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 21.6 DQ Write 38.6 DQ Mixed 28.5 2,362% 29.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 308%

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Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	24	72.3"	1280 720	TSB2017 TOSHIBA-TV

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,386x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,482x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,073x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,758x
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	1,358x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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 $128Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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