Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 145%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
ProcessorWith 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics135% 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 Drive276% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateMay 08 '21 at 22:43
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 148
2-Core 289
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 1,015
95% 789 Pts
64-Core 1,994
123% 1,994 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
135% Outstanding
Lighting 192
Reflection 182
Parallax 172
157% 182 fps
MRender 176
Gravity 142
Splatting 126
118% 148 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 135%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 868 812 805 801 793 799 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 2,370
Write 2,303
Mixed 1,736
SusWrite 813
404% 1,806 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 83.2
279% 99 MB/s
DQ Read 1157
DQ Write 875
DQ Mixed 1,039
770% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 276%
Great: 355%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$149
902GB free
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 159 159 157 157 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Read 466
Write 157
Mixed 161
SusWrite 158
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 26.9
114% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 160
139% 211 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
87.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 26.1
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 24.5
72% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,276 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,656
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