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 above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	290% 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '20 at 04:28
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,114 102% 852 Pts	64-Core 1,703 105% 1,703 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 96.7 Reflection 108 Parallax 89 79% 97.8 fps	Gravity 91.7 Splatting 94 82% 92.8 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1603 1034 615 628 624 620 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,502 Write 2,346 Mixed 1,434 SusWrite 854 398% 1784 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 80.4 270% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,179 DQ Write 1,226 DQ Mixed 1,148 878% 1,185 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 340%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 209GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1211 396 301 296 296 297 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,323 Write 1,081 Mixed 606 SusWrite 466 193% 869 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 55.3 194% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 1,094 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 676 608% 921 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 442GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 479 481 480 480 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 481 Mixed 394 SusWrite 481 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 53 176% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
USB Flash Disk 4GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 800a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 3.3 3.2 3.9 3.9 3.1 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	3.66% Terrible	Read 12.8 Write 3.2 Mixed 2 SusWrite 3.4 6% 5.35 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.66% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$115 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 29.4 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 29.4 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,366x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,468x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,060x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,741x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,080x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	826x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	371x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	307x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,663

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16