Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 196% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 208% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	200% 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	85.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	21.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '22 at 05:58
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$249 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 282 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1,032 98% 809 Pts	64-Core 1,949 121% 1,949 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% MSI(1462 3896) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	200% Outstanding	Lighting 296 Reflection 232 Parallax 268 241% 265 fps	MRender 351 Gravity 222 Splatting 163 191% 245 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 231 189 174 155 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 405 Write 213 Mixed 308 SusWrite 216 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 36.4 137% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 255 211% 301 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 101%
Sandisk SD5SB2256G 256GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 87GB free Firmware: 10.04.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 414 415 418 416 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 362 Mixed 182 SusWrite 411 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 34 130% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 133 129% 207 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 94%
Sandisk SD5SB2256G 256GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 29GB free Firmware: 10.04.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 156 137 136 127 119 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 462 Write 294 Mixed 150 SusWrite 145 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 31.6 126% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 121 124% 204 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 95 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 96.4 Write 101 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 94.5 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$105 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 26.5 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 28.1 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 120%

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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 - $350

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,428x
Core i9-10900KIntel $370Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,507x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,095x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,783x
RTX 3070Nvidia $497Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,094x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	902x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $85Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,374x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	837x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $105Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	619x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	375x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	315x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,314

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