Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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.
Graphics	151% 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 Drive	303% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210503
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 23:18
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 313 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,186 108% 908 Pts	64-Core 2,100 130% 2,100 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3575 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 215 Parallax 203 179% 212 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 160 Splatting 144 133% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 766GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1368 1217 1117 1098 1180 1161 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,387 Write 2,274 Mixed 1,576 SusWrite 1,190 416% 1,857 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 82.9 278% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,188 DQ Write 974 DQ Mixed 1,095 816% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 372%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 12,308 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 788GB free Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1309 1039 1038 1057 1047 1050 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,017 Write 1,296 Mixed 1,139 SusWrite 1,090 257% 1,136 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 74.6 246% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,353 DQ Write 1,171 DQ Mixed 1,267 948% 1,264 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 303%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 833GB free Firmware: GKAOAJ0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 46 41 44 50 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	24.9% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 48.2 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 47.4 31% 41.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 46%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 25 28 26 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 25.5 Write 25.2 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 28 22% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.2 74% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 90%
WD Elements 2620 5TB 4,390 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 61 60 61 61 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 24.3 Write 27.5 Mixed 17.3 SusWrite 58.8 46% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 28% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 9,031 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 31.3 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 30.8 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	240	24.5"	1280 720	DELA161 AW2521HF

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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 $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