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 way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	156% 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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	56.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '20 at 04:25
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 283 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 865 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,505 93% 1,505 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8190 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 6.63 Reflection 12 Parallax 8.59 5% 9.09 fps	Gravity 7.43 Splatting 16.3 11% 11.9 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 156 272 219 185 173 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 1,746 Write 1,559 Mixed 1,432 SusWrite 209 276% 1,237 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 45.6 4K Mixed 38.8 127% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 924 DQ Write 610 DQ Mixed 768 572% 767 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 435%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 78GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 19 16 9.1 8.2 20 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121 553 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 104 161 144 124 120 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121 553 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 5.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 7.7 18 13 7.7 7.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 141GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 6.1 9.5 7.2 7.6 8.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
USB 3.0 2TB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 84 103 100 91 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 83.9 Write 93.5 Mixed 60 SusWrite 93.4 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GVK 2x31.5GB 3,543 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.4% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 22 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 21.5 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 138%

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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 - $320

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,348x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,463x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,054x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,737x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	889x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,346x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	819x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	520x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	368x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	305x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16