Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	168% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '24 at 09:37
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 88.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1163 105% 885 Pts	64-Core 1,984 123% 1,984 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% MSI(1462 3951) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	168% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 235 Parallax 425 163% 287 fps	MRender 380 Gravity 158 Splatting 298 228% 279 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,474 Write 1,741 Mixed 1746 440% 1987 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 36.8 158% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,039 DQ Write 673 DQ Mixed 919 668% 877 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 511GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1301 1294 1269 1196 1217 1212 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,458 Write 1,228 Mixed 1226 SusWrite 1,248 290% 1,290 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 45.8 166% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1118 DQ Write 885 DQ Mixed 1,026 761% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake R009D408GX2-4400C19A 2x8GB 204 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.3% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 13.4 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 15.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 128%

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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	280	27"	1280 720	AUS278F VG279QM

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,366x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,472x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,062x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,742x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,080x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,352x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $151Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	827x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $116Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	371x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	307x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,727

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16