Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	265% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '21 at 23:28
Run Duration	358 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,263 113% 954 Pts	64-Core 2,166 134% 2,166 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6583) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 142 Parallax 128 106% 134 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 135 Splatting 119 100% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1353 982 928 790 726 752 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,028 Write 2,301 Mixed 1784 SusWrite 922 395% 1,759 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 73.4 254% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 1108 825% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 297%
Adata SU900 512GB 1,123 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 28GB free Firmware: P1026A SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 143 177 136 30 136 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 478 Mixed 424 SusWrite 171 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 45.9 158% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 100 136% 249 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 113%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 20GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,538 Write 1,349 Mixed 1,309 312% 1,398 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 84.4 287% 99.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,338 DQ Write 1,142 DQ Mixed 1,232 925% 1,237 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 7GB free Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,156 Write 1533 Mixed 686 320% 1,458 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 76.1 271% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,324 DQ Write 1,105 DQ Mixed 1,097 854% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 306%
Samsung MZVLB1T0HBLR-000H1 1TB 8,018 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 27GB free Firmware: HPS0NEXF Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 806 Write 700 Mixed 718 165% 741 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 84.3 275% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 831 DQ Write 718 DQ Mixed 1,161 765% 904 MB/s
Poor: 155% Great: 333%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC-WRSN 500GB 3,847 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 32GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 262 277 299 300 266 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 486 Mixed 358 SusWrite 308 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 47.2 169% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 251 213% 313 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%
Pcie SSD 1TB 19,971 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 637GB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 785 788 788 788 787 788 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 688 Write 765 Mixed 719 SusWrite 787 167% 740 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 72.1 240% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 744 DQ Write 804 DQ Mixed 934 659% 828 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 438%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 449GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 152 153 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 150 Write 151 Mixed 111 SusWrite 152 192% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 122% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 32.9 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 33 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%

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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	1,738x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 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) $30	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