Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 221% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 246% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	233% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	352% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211027
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '22 at 20:46
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 81.8 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,172 106% 891 Pts	64-Core 2,030 126% 2,030 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Lighting 356 Reflection 311 Parallax 356 290% 341 fps	MRender 380 Gravity 270 Splatting 194 220% 281 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1903 1890 1900 1916 1914 1922 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,497 Write 2,322 Mixed 2,170 SusWrite 1,908 500% 2,224 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 89 290% 99.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1154 DQ Write 876 DQ Mixed 1,001 752% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 694GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1211 1210 1211 1215 1211 1211 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1306 Write 1,166 Mixed 1,143 SusWrite 1,212 272% 1,207 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 89 285% 96.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,257 DQ Write 967 DQ Mixed 1,098 825% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 488%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2TB free Firmware: EB01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 138 139 132 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 117 Write 110 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 133 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 67%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 152 153 153 152 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 143 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 152 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 21.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 21.9 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 112%

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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	3,348x
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