Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics4.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 09 '21 at 03:57
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 89.6
1-Core 147
2-Core 304
98% 180 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1082
101% 840 Pts
64-Core 1,626
101% 1,626 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
4.49% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 10.1
Parallax 9
5% 8.37 fps
MRender 7.9
Gravity 7.6
Splatting 0.1
4% 5.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.49%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2201000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 174 178 177 178 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 458
Write 157
Mixed 182
SusWrite 175
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 13.6
108% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 76.6
83% 138 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 71%
WD Green 500GB (2012)
506GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 126 127 127 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 130
Write 118
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 126
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 79%
WD My Passport 25AF 3TB
2.5TB free, PID 25af
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 102 103 103 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 116
Write 98.8
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 103
129% 97.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 0.8
216% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.4% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 10.8
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 13.9
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,318 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 - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,663
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HDDRAMUSB
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