Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 191% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	174% 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	322% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210106
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '21 at 19:29
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 99.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,232 108% 921 Pts	64-Core 1,740 108% 1,740 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Lighting 237 Reflection 222 Parallax 260 193% 240 fps	MRender 298 Gravity 236 Splatting 187 190% 240 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 506GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1349 1007 1016 1033 1048 1039 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,522 Write 2,363 Mixed 1,637 SusWrite 1,082 425% 1,901 MB/s	4K Read 68.9 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 95.7 326% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,350 DQ Write 1,094 DQ Mixed 1,223 915% 1,222 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 162GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 381 381 382 382 374 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 486 Mixed 446 SusWrite 394 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 65.5 220% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 102GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 320 321 321 321 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 484 Mixed 408 SusWrite 334 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 63.4 212% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 145GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 297 297 297 297 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 481 Mixed 405 SusWrite 317 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 61.7 209% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 172 172 172 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 167 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 170 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 31 112% 39 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 35.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 40.6 98% 40.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 128%

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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	3,357x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,055x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: $1,672

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 $179	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