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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	103% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 02:55
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 157 2-Core 315 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,036 100% 824 Pts	64-Core 1696 105% 1696 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 3667) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.63 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 21.7 Reflection 18.3 Parallax 21.1 18% 20.4 fps	Gravity 23.4 Splatting 15.9 17% 19.6 fps
Poor: 16% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 753GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 432 441 423 440 385 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 459 Mixed 338 SusWrite 421 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 42.6 144% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 271 213% 296 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 692GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 131 130 128 134 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 132 Write 80.5 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 132 70% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 200% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 490GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 96 96 95 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 24.4 Write 29.8 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 96.6 35% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 844GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 97 94 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 99.4 Write 114 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 96.3 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 62%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 749GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 82 79 84 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 74.8 Write 80.5 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 82.2 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 51%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 534GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 126 143 144 142 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 114 Write 121 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 133 148% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.6 277% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2Z3200C16 2x16GB 8,563 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 29.5 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 27.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 119%

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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 $442Bench 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 $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 $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