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 (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	108% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	5888 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '21 at 16:37
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 5 cores, 10 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 157 2-Core 310 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 934 92% 753 Pts	64-Core 1,054 65% 1,054 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37B0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 183 Reflection 177 Parallax 196 149% 185 fps	Gravity 156 Splatting 132 126% 144 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 272 273 273 273 273 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 486 Mixed 377 SusWrite 292 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 51.4 175% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 233 208% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 8GB free Firmware: DXM03B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 120 88 99 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 404 Write 130 Mixed 188 SusWrite 92.3 45% 203 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 34.1 136% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 110 118% 202 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 961GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 160 167 170 167 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 110 Write 135 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 166 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 106%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 923GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 180 179 172 167 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 147 Write 151 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 169 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3600 C18 Series 2x16GB 2,007 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 23.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 23.2 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 125%

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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 $449Bench 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 $1,306Bench 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	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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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