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 (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	301% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 00:54
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 below expectations (31^st percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 81.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 954 93% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,562 97% 1,562 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB; rtx 3070 founder's edition CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 216 Reflection 204 Parallax 200 176% 207 fps	Gravity 150 Splatting 125 120% 138 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 509GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 944 1633 1394 1463 1503 1503 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,334 Write 2,182 Mixed 1,645 SusWrite 1,407 424% 1,892 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 73.5 242% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,161 DQ Write 928 DQ Mixed 1,061 790% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 410%
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$180 3,042 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 446GB free Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 229 255 275 282 255 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 424 Write 234 Mixed 275 SusWrite 263 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 21.7 4K Mixed 24.3 80% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 97.1 DQ Mixed 115 98% 147 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 69%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 470GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 139 132 129 130 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 101 Write 154 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 132 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3466C16 2x16GB 1,361 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.5% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.7 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 136%

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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 - $320

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,347x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,458x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,052x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,734x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	888x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,344x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	817x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	520x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	368x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	304x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,656

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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