Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	44.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '21 at 13:58
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 80.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 289 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,050 98% 818 Pts	64-Core 1,642 102% 1,642 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 2571) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 98.7 Parallax 115 94% 110 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 110 Splatting 88.6 90% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,366 Write 1,164 Mixed 1,090 269% 1,207 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 75.8 253% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,085 DQ Write 875 DQ Mixed 962 725% 974 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 32GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,510 Write 2,307 Mixed 1,578 474% 2,131 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 69.9 233% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 907 DQ Mixed 1,033 774% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WDC WD10 EARX-00N0YB0 1TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 674GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 113 Write 112 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 114 142% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 82% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 46%
WDC WD10 EARS-00Y5B1 1TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 643GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 39.3 Write 36.4 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 37.6 47% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2D3600C18 2x31.5GB 4,599 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.6% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 22.4 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 127%

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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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,366x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,472x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,062x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,742x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,080x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,352x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	827x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $116Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	371x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	307x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,727

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16