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 (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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	97.6% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '21 at 03:45
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$440 107,269 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 (28^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 86.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 100% 187 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,146 101% 860 Pts	64-Core 2,150 133% 2,150 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3513 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 138 Reflection 114 Parallax 140 112% 131 fps	Gravity 133 Splatting 112 107% 122 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 238GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 202 128 112 102 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 465 Mixed 362 SusWrite 155 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 50.8 170% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 231 204% 306 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 126%
Samsung 883 DCT 3.84TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 3.5TB free Firmware: HXT7104Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 487 488 487 487 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 486 Mixed 419 SusWrite 486 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 44.9 155% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 356 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C17 2x16GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	69.6% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 18.6 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 21.7 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 113%

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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	3,361x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,741x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,079x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	823x
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	306x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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