Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 187% 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	171% 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	114% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '21 at 10:49
Run Duration	321 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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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, 10 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 168 2-Core 311 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 669 8-Core 1,347 119% 1,008 Pts	64-Core 1,648 102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5200 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (238 fps cap detected)	171% Outstanding	Lighting 237 Reflection 238 Parallax 238 193% 238 fps	MRender 238 Gravity 238 Splatting 188 178% 221 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 163 170 166 165 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 489 Mixed 403 SusWrite 197 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 62.7 210% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 581GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 485 486 489 490 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 485 Mixed 344 SusWrite 486 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 46.6 184% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 242 209% 310 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 199GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 489 489 492 492 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 474 Mixed 384 SusWrite 488 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 63.1 215% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 331 255% 348 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 201GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1310 1097 1083 877 803 765 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,553 Write 1,355 Mixed 1,290 SusWrite 989 291% 1,297 MB/s	4K Read 72.2 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 102 344% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1661 DQ Write 818 DQ Mixed 1,434 1,013% 1,304 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 372%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 937GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2518 2517 2516 1656 1466 1473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	412% Outstanding	Read 2,702 Write 2,512 Mixed 1,970 SusWrite 2,024 517% 2,302 MB/s	4K Read 73.8 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 108 369% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,990 DQ Write 974 DQ Mixed 1,504 1,111% 1,489 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 412% Great: 431%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 4,486 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.6% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.1 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 106%

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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	3,355x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,464x
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 $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 $15	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