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 way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive81.9% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateSep 02 '21 at 16:33
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 81%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10500-$140
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
28.5% Poor
Memory 8.12
1-Core 83.5
2-Core 136
37% 76 Pts
4-Core 261
8-Core 425
42% 343 Pts
64-Core 511
32% 511 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9127
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 5.7
Reflection 4.1
Parallax 0.9
5% 3.57 fps
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 7.9
7% 7.4 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
V-GEN01SM21SCY256INT 256GB
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0918A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 521 329 344 182 411 380 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 712
Write 538
Mixed 489
SusWrite 361
117% 525 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 44.2
4K Mixed 11.8
64% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 224
186% 266 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 176%
Seagate ST2000VX015-2XG102 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 68 70 74 49 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
23.2% Poor
Read 18.4
Write 51.7
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 61.9
28% 38.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.3
80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 57%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
918GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 145 142 149 137 149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 152
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 148
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
197% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown D4S16GL24A8 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
12.1% Very poor
MC Read 4.3
MC Write 4.9
MC Mixed 4.3
13% 4.5 GB/s
SC Read 1.6
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 2.2
8% 2.7 GB/s
Latency 422
10% 422 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 12.1%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 7 5 50 37" 1280 701 SHP1056 SHARP HDMI
Typical ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,315 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: $1,663
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