Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% 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.
Boot Drive	320% 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '20 at 23:03
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (40^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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 284 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 980 94% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,925 119% 1,925 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 5150 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	137% Outstanding	Lighting 207 Reflection 209 Parallax 229 169% 215 fps	MRender 0.29 Gravity 222 Splatting 138 102% 120 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 668GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1743 1657 1604 1618 1503 1481 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2,473 Write 2,090 Mixed 1,694 SusWrite 1,601 440% 1,964 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 79.4 261% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,185 DQ Write 729 DQ Mixed 945 707% 953 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 410%
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 71GB free Firmware: SVN105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 559 567 563 563 569 572 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 1,169 Write 577 Mixed 611 SusWrite 565 162% 731 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 52.1 179% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 566 DQ Mixed 508 406% 569 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 333%
WD Gold 1TB (2016)-$50 2,872 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 811GB free Firmware: RR07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 190 190 190 190 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 225 Mixed 103 SusWrite 191 130% 178 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 394% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%
Patriot Memory 124GB 700 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 100GB free, PID 6000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 26 32 33 33 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 41.7 Write 28.2 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 29.1 31% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 13% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 31.5 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 23.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%

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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	2,462x
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