Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive96.3% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory54 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateApr 16 '21 at 01:03
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 80
1-Core 152
2-Core 287
94% 173 Pts
4-Core 579
8-Core 1,045
98% 812 Pts
64-Core 1,606
99% 1,606 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 89.9
Reflection 90.7
Parallax 83.6
73% 88.1 fps
Gravity 79.7
Splatting 73.3
67% 76.5 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB
788GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 364 359 362 358 364 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 370
Write 237
Mixed 324
SusWrite 366
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 37.5
143% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 117
150% 269 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 117%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 174 175 175 176 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 150
Mixed 104
SusWrite 174
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 102%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 21.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 22.8
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 80.5
50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,278 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,675
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