Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics114% 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 Drive290% 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)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 18 '21 at 23:29
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 89.2
1-Core 160
2-Core 320
102% 190 Pts
4-Core 625
8-Core 1,173
107% 899 Pts
64-Core 2,097
130% 2,097 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 150
Parallax 142
123% 148 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 152
Splatting 127
109% 133 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1724 696 618 624 625 625 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
290% Outstanding
Read 2,535
Write 2,370
Mixed 1,500
SusWrite 818
403% 1,806 MB/s
4K Read 61.9
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 83.4
277% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,305
DQ Write 1,044
DQ Mixed 1179
881% 1,176 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 290%
Great: 340%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
466GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 105 102 108 108 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 101
Write 101
Mixed 53.9
SusWrite 102
66% 89.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 60%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA610
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 114 177 177 175 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 139
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 159
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 25.7
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 118%

 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 10,283 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 177%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,675
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