Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	98.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '20 at 04:57
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th 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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 149 2-Core 286 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 973 91% 759 Pts	64-Core 1,504 93% 1,504 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 163 Parallax 179 139% 171 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 157 Splatting 110 122% 155 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 273 296 275 299 292 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 400 Mixed 371 SusWrite 300 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 45.1 149% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 337 254% 342 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 124%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 43GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 408 398 362 394 409 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 299 Write 374 Mixed 291 SusWrite 396 77% 340 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 41.1 139% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 165 170% 279 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 116%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 86GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 56 56 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 57.2 Write 55.8 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 55.3 43% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 192GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 131 131 126 132 131 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 75.7 Write 84.8 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 129 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 50GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 87 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 120 Write 101 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 85.6 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4BL.M8FB1 2x16GB 1,020 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.6% Good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 21.6 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 136%

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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	3,359x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,740x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	823x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,385

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 $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