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 below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	231% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	52.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 22:07
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th 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-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 296 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,131 103% 867 Pts	64-Core 2,115 131% 2,115 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 271 Reflection 250 Parallax 281 221% 267 fps	Gravity 224 Splatting 171 171% 197 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1858 772 358 293 228 94 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,640 Write 2,153 Mixed 1794 SusWrite 600 349% 1,547 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 78.7 262% 94 MB/s	DQ Read 1,170 DQ Write 927 DQ Mixed 1,047 784% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 365%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB 13,576 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 18GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,174 Write 1,229 Mixed 1,093 261% 1,165 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 67.4 231% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,269 DQ Write 966 DQ Mixed 1,053 805% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 161% Great: 280%
WD WD102KRYZ-01A5AB0 10TB 375 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 9TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 258 247 250 253 253 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 79% Great: 136%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 79GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 20 20 20 21 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 36.1 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 20.4 39% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 100%
WD My Book 25EE 3TB 3,089 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 364GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 35.9 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 21.2 39% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2D3000C16 2x31.5GB 174 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 26.5 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 26.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 115%

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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 $1,275Bench 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	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: $1,385

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