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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	302% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	5400 x 1920 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '20 at 21:25
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 164 2-Core 327 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,092 105% 863 Pts	64-Core 1,773 110% 1,773 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

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% 398GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2260 786 781 784 782 785 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,529 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,762 SusWrite 1,030 425% 1,899 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 85.5 281% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,147 DQ Write 1,112 DQ Mixed 1,091 830% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 355%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 827GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 456 453 455 452 452 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 440 Mixed 393 SusWrite 454 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 49.2 163% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 291 236% 336 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 125%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 245GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 468 390 378 377 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 456 Mixed 377 SusWrite 409 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 39.5 141% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 337 253% 337 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 38 39 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 37.2 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 38.5 48% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 61%

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 @ 3800 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 29.1 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 30.8 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 136%

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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	3,358x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,078x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 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	822x
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: $1,390

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