Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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.
Graphics	145% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	387% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '22 at 03:43
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$221 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 168 2-Core 322 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,125 104% 868 Pts	64-Core 1,623 100% 1,623 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 4767) ≥ 4GB; EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra Gaming CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 188 Parallax 183 174% 195 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 142 Splatting 126 121% 152 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2686 2723 2746 2749 2721 2693 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	387% Outstanding	Read 2,273 Write 2,874 Mixed 2,466 SusWrite 2,720 585% 2,583 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 84.1 274% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,130 DQ Write 897 DQ Mixed 989 747% 1,006 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 387% Great: 526%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 247GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 251 206 215 242 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 472 Write 276 Mixed 293 SusWrite 226 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 25.2 111% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 50.1 82% 156 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 81%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 11TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 262 301 257 160 199 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 92%
H/W RAID 0 (Striping) 8TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 243 246 247 244 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 229 Write 234 Mixed 126 SusWrite 245 282% 209 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 38% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 30.2 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 32.1 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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	3,367x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,475x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,063x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,744x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,081x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,353x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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 $114Bench 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: $1,723

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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16