Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 213% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 238% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	219% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	354% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '20 at 07:06
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 160 2-Core 315 100% 186 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,196 108% 907 Pts	64-Core 2,112 131% 2,112 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3988) ≥ 4GB; 24G-P5-3988-KR, EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 ULTRA HYBRID GAMING CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	219% Outstanding	Lighting 327 Reflection 302 Parallax 362 266% 330 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 267 Splatting 192 214% 273 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2143 2175 2173 2189 2190 2184 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,241 Write 2,005 Mixed 1,044 SusWrite 2,176 419% 1,867 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 76.6 263% 94.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,261 DQ Write 977 DQ Mixed 1,088 823% 1,109 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 393%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 583GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2137 2275 2118 2154 2270 2202 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2,207 Write 2,210 Mixed 1,307 SusWrite 2,193 445% 1,979 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 77.2 259% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,363 DQ Write 1,151 DQ Mixed 1,169 900% 1,228 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 425%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 196 198 193 197 199 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2TB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 127 125 125 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 132 Write 126 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 126 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 4x16GB 12,209 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.7 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 114%

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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	3,359x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,740x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	823x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	521x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	369x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	305x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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