Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 186% UFO


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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	187% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	15.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '21 at 04:34
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 1,065 97% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,943 120% 1,943 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 271 Reflection 234 Parallax 274 221% 260 fps	MRender 305 Gravity 228 Splatting 171 185% 235 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,476 Write 2,199 Mixed 1,746 476% 2,140 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 73.4 241% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 959 DQ Write 912 DQ Mixed 893 682% 921 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 278GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 197 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 470 Mixed 395 SusWrite 166 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 43.5 149% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 121%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 171 172 172 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 172 Write 172 Mixed 107 SusWrite 170 209% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 129% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 3x8GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	45.7% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 12.9 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 101%

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

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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	3,357x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,056x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 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	821x
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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16