Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 179% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 196% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	172% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	310% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210503
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '21 at 19:09
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,223 109% 921 Pts	64-Core 2,100 130% 2,100 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (240 fps cap detected)	172% Outstanding	Lighting 240 Reflection 240 Parallax 240 196% 240 fps	MRender 240 Gravity 240 Splatting 186 178% 222 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 624GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1537 1211 1173 1161 1135 1140 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,498 Write 2,354 Mixed 1,614 SusWrite 1,226 431% 1,923 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 82.7 277% 97.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,228 DQ Write 993 DQ Mixed 1,103 828% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 353GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 488 488 488 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 478 Mixed 424 SusWrite 488 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 59.3 196% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 353 265% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 24.1 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 29.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 60: 6R 8G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	61%	33	261	203	240	27.4"	2048 1152	DELA179 Dell AW2721D

History: Score 48: 5R 6G 5B | Score 60: 6R 8G 6B

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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	3,348x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,463x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,054x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,737x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	889x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,346x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	819x
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	305x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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