Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	215% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20240219
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '24 at 10:55
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$281 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 81.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 288 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 1015 94% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,790 111% 1,790 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$293 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Asus(1043 895E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 162 Reflection 113 Parallax 153 132% 143 fps	Gravity 128 Splatting 103 100% 115 fps
Poor: 115% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$149 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 525GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1524 829 721 593 501 435 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,549 Write 1,756 Mixed 1,317 SusWrite 767 303% 1,347 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 62.3 209% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 999 DQ Write 834 DQ Mixed 823 642% 885 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 276%
T-force 250GB 250GB 3,095 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 200GB free Firmware: R0426C SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 263 265 267 266 266 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 404 Mixed 449 SusWrite 276 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 53.8 177% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 131 160% 282 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 123%
T-force 250GB 250GB 3,095 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 140GB free Firmware: Q0727A SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 460 460 459 461 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 459 Mixed 445 SusWrite 459 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 52.9 175% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 129 159% 281 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 829GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 109 109 109 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 109 Write 77.6 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 108 69% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2Z3200C16 CMW16GX4M2Z3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 21.2 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 103%

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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	22	1	30	84.6"	1280 720	SAM0FA5 SAMSUNG

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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	3,412x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,502x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,086x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,777x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,090x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	899x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,370x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	835x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $116Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	614x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	375x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	310x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359