Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 104%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive246% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '21 at 02:42
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$233
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Memory 88.4
1-Core 149
2-Core 297
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 1,074
99% 830 Pts
64-Core 1,603
99% 1,603 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 210
Parallax 125
102% 153 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 129
Splatting 116
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 931 862 852 829 832 668 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 1,437
Write 1,118
Mixed 1,187
SusWrite 829
256% 1,143 MB/s
4K Read 64.7
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 87.2
292% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,170
DQ Write 956
DQ Mixed 1,049
789% 1,058 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 246%
Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 168 180 183 178 175 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 16.6
Write 119
Mixed 32.1
SusWrite 176
62% 86 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
83% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
V-Color TA48G36S818BNK 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 24.3
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 36.8
SC Mixed 22.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 122%

 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 10,302 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,391
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