Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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	106% 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.
Boot Drive	41.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '23 at 05:58
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$440 107,269 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 89.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 303 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,105 103% 855 Pts	64-Core 1,953 121% 1,953 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8818) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2392 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 127 Parallax 132 113% 132 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 116 Splatting 100 95% 119 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SDEZS25-240G-Z01 240GB 706 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: EF870400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 59 30 37 43 46 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 439 Write 327 Mixed 118 SusWrite 66.6 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 8.6 60% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 95.1 DQ Write 44.1 DQ Mixed 19.9 28% 53 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 55%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 440GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 471 466 477 473 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 476 Mixed 456 SusWrite 472 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 49.7 164% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 787GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1217 1178 1155 1146 1152 1153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,423 Write 1,218 Mixed 1,116 SusWrite 1,167 277% 1,231 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 67.5 222% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 985 DQ Write 770 DQ Mixed 863 649% 872 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 993GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2244 2254 2234 1880 1412 1444 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,427 Write 2,238 Mixed 1,721 SusWrite 1,912 466% 2,074 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 69.8 217% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 689 DQ Mixed 858 634% 840 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 435%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB 9,937 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free Firmware: 04.05G11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 92 92 93 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 84.2 Write 78.8 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 91.9 60% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 24GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.3% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 20.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	45	9	60	27"	1280 720	ACR06DC VG271 P

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,382x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,482x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,072x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,757x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	892x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,356x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	830x
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	610x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	372x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Total price: $1,715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16