Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	284% 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '21 at 12:42
Run Duration	294 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 307 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,182 105% 890 Pts	64-Core 1,623 100% 1,623 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 462.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 158 Reflection 154 Parallax 154 128% 155 fps	Gravity 134 Splatting 117 110% 125 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 271GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 938 860 854 840 820 824 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,657 Write 2,363 Mixed 1,890 SusWrite 856 434% 1,942 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 80.6 266% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,085 DQ Write 840 DQ Mixed 952 715% 959 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 340%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 931GB free Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1254 1263 1263 1267 1264 1259 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,217 Write 1,026 Mixed 969 SusWrite 1,262 252% 1,118 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 70 232% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,351 DQ Write 1,001 DQ Mixed 1,162 872% 1,171 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 370%
Adata SD700 1TB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 40GB free Firmware: 9301 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 400 395 385 381 352 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 338 Write 344 Mixed 311 SusWrite 385 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 27.8 92% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 79 77% 124 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 76%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$95 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 181GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 105 104 104 102 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 83.9 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 103 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 107%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 268GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 154 151 156 154 154 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 142 Write 152 Mixed 79 SusWrite 153 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 309GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 155 164 165 163 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 94.7 Write 119 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 161 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 159GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 81 111 102 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 0.2 Write 12.5 Mixed 1.2 SusWrite 102 21% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 186GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 159 159 160 160 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 115 Write 70.5 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 156 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 5,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 23.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 28 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 112%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ8024 BenQ LCD

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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	2,463x
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