Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	152% 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	319% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	56.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '23 at 17:38
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$279 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 149 2-Core 295 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,130 102% 861 Pts	64-Core 1,983 123% 1,983 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 226 Reflection 204 Parallax 196 184% 209 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 151 Splatting 135 128% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 476GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1702 1762 1857 1871 1862 1855 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,493 Write 2,297 Mixed 1,126 SusWrite 1,818 433% 1,933 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 62 217% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 1149 DQ Write 702 DQ Mixed 868 662% 907 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 488%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 455GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 484 484 485 439 357 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 484 Mixed 449 SusWrite 455 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 57.6 191% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 716GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 120 125 122 128 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 82.3 Write 114 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 121 71% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 90%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 454GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 144 141 141 143 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 154 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 142 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4BL.M8FB1 4x16GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 32.4 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 31.2 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 139%

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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	71	59	120	27"	1280 720	ACR071C XB273K GP

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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 - $350

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,391x
Core i9-10900KIntel $399Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,487x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,079x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,766x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,086x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	895x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,360x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	833x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	524x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	611x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	373x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	309x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,681

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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