Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	151% 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	154% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '22 at 06:26
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 285 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 864 87% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,094 68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 8813) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 202 Parallax 197 179% 206 fps	MRender 235 Gravity 153 Splatting 125 134% 171 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 286 284 287 289 290 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 754 Write 674 Mixed 691 SusWrite 287 135% 601 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 70.7 228% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 834 DQ Write 724 DQ Mixed 999 688% 852 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 162GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 373 367 381 381 382 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 786 Write 668 Mixed 691 SusWrite 376 141% 630 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 69.1 226% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 842 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 1016 697% 860 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 372%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$370 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 35 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 474 Mixed 445 SusWrite 35.4 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 52.5 172% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 341 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 137%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 807GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 37 34 33 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 168 Write 149 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 34.4 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 26.4 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 27.3 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 123%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,056x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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