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 above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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.
Boot Drive	281% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '21 at 01:19
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,105 101% 848 Pts	64-Core 1,574 97% 1,574 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 260 Reflection 236 Parallax 290 212% 262 fps	Gravity 217 Splatting 162 164% 190 fps
Poor: 163% 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% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1091 852 837 850 847 829 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,580 Write 2,397 Mixed 1,844 SusWrite 884 431% 1,926 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 79.5 263% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,040 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 939 704% 941 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 201GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 308 308 309 308 309 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 483 Mixed 414 SusWrite 327 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 53.6 181% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 80GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 928 704 644 604 557 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,504 Write 1,316 Mixed 1,285 SusWrite 790 274% 1,224 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 81.5 267% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,078 DQ Write 924 DQ Mixed 990 745% 997 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 410%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 869GB free, PID 1006 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 41.4 Write 40.3 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 41.2 54% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 29 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 29.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.8% 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 - $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