Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive72.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory19.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20231026
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 05 '24 at 03:36
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$401
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 83.9
1-Core 138
2-Core 277
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 897
82% 686 Pts
64-Core 1,416
88% 1,416 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$970
CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 551.61
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 438
Reflection 424
Parallax 466
357% 443 fps
Gravity 368
Splatting 265
273% 316 fps
Poor: 263% Great: 305%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 95 86 91 77 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Read 573
Write 217
Mixed 210
SusWrite 93.2
60% 273 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 15.8
82% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 692
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 277
248% 390 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 254%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
31GB free
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 378 355 344 347 323 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
166% Outstanding
Read 1,500
Write 395
Mixed 516
SusWrite 358
151% 692 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 42.3
150% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,261
DQ Write 464
DQ Mixed 686
554% 804 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 166%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
68.9% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 21.9
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 18.9
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 5: 0P 0R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
5% 14% 22 207 50 144 27" 1280 720 SAM0F58 C27JG5x
Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,403 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $350

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,681
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