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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	236% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '20 at 18:20
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,026 97% 805 Pts	64-Core 1,608 100% 1,608 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 147 Reflection 119 Parallax 225 120% 164 fps	Gravity 141 Splatting 167 138% 154 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 271GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1247 1147 826 823 818 820 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,296 Write 1098 Mixed 1,075 SusWrite 947 248% 1,104 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 79 266% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,051 DQ Write 928 DQ Mixed 949 723% 976 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 355%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 477GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 439 421 420 416 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 479 Mixed 395 SusWrite 431 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 46.3 161% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 287 234% 332 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 119%
PNY DUO-LINK 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 26GB free, PID 00b3 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 13 11 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	9.05% Terrible	Read 32 Write 7.2 Mixed 6 SusWrite 12.2 16% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 9.05% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 30.5 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 31.7 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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

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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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,368x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,477x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,065x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,747x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,081x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,354x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	827x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	371x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16