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 (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	92% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	57.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '21 at 02:49
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 80.6 1-Core 163 2-Core 319 100% 187 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,076 101% 841 Pts	64-Core 1,724 107% 1,724 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4088) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 5007 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 302 Reflection 302 Parallax 323 246% 309 fps	Gravity 260 Splatting 193 196% 226 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 166 183 118 153 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 316 Mixed 228 SusWrite 160 66% 300 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 45.4 159% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 242 196% 279 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 100%
Mushkin MKNSSDRE250GB-LT 250GB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 53GB free Firmware: P0614D SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 199 142 158 113 170 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 494 Write 312 Mixed 303 SusWrite 154 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 30.1 110% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 169 137% 191 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 100%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 215GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 380 66 29 135 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 506 Write 452 Mixed 414 SusWrite 162 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 24.9 126% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 36.2 87% 177 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 100%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 250GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 79 78 77 79 74 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 73.6 Write 66.8 Mixed 30.6 SusWrite 76.1 45% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.5% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 19.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 21.6 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 123%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 16: 2R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
16%	16%	38	110	6	165	31.5"	2560 1440	GBT3200 G32QC

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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	3,358x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,375Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	822x
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: $1,385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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