Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive292% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory58.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 07 '21 at 01:39
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 76.8
1-Core 160
2-Core 321
98% 186 Pts
4-Core 639
8-Core 1,284
113% 962 Pts
64-Core 2,140
132% 2,140 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6299) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 256
Reflection 141
Parallax 135
209% 177 fps
Gravity 140
Splatting 117
112% 128 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
841GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1188 1729 1717 1817 1871 1749 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2722
Write 2,068
Mixed 1,562
SusWrite 1,678
449% 2,008 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 70.8
231% 77 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 73.4
83% 144 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 292%
Great: 541%
Seagate ST8000DM005-2EH1 8TB
71GB free
Firmware: DN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 38 37 39 37 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
21.6% Poor
Read 35.2
Write 97.7
Mixed 41
SusWrite 39.1
39% 53.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87
15GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 73 71 74 77 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Read 55.7
Write 68.5
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 72.9
48% 64.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.5
196% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.5% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 20.6
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 20.8
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 86.8
46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 123%

 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 10,301 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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