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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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	281% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 15:37
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 161 2-Core 314 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,073 100% 835 Pts	64-Core 1,647 102% 1,647 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB; Asus DUAL-RTX 3070 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 211 Reflection 202 Parallax 192 172% 201 fps	Gravity 146 Splatting 0.3 54% 72.9 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 946 665 664 665 669 665 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,506 Write 2,319 Mixed 1,502 SusWrite 712 393% 1,760 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 81.8 271% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,339 DQ Write 1,065 DQ Mixed 1,197 897% 1,200 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 340%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 251GB free Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 775 524 522 524 525 527 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 1,466 Write 1,132 Mixed 551 SusWrite 566 206% 929 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 49.1 181% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 542 DQ Mixed 364 294% 407 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 311%
Seagate STM3250318AS 250GB 3,989 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 233GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 137 137 138 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 137 Write 133 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 137 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 108 109 109 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 121 Write 105 Mixed 70 SusWrite 109 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.8 287% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMWX8GD3200C16W4 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMWX8GD3200C16W4 32GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 29.5 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 46.8 SC Mixed 31.4 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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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 $1,420Bench 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