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 as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '22 at 07:38
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 177 2-Core 354 111% 208 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,146 105% 881 Pts	64-Core 1,858 115% 1,858 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 142 116% 142 fps	Gravity 142 Splatting 142 126% 142 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% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2364 Write 1,942 Mixed 1,222 408% 1,843 MB/s	4K Read 71.4 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 99.9 335% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,695 DQ Write 1331 DQ Mixed 1,478 1,116% 1,501 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 128GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 483 467 476 470 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 478 Mixed 347 SusWrite 474 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 51.9 189% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 343 259% 349 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 365GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 133 131 134 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 101 Write 125 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 133 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.7 210% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 114%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 302GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 127 Write 125 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 87.3 66% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 92%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 137 139 139 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 165 Write 141 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 138 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 31.5 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 29.8 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 34.2 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 - $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 $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