Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 201% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 218% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	188% 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	243% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '21 at 03:32
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 165 2-Core 297 103% 186 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,223 111% 933 Pts	64-Core 2,151 133% 2,151 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Asus(1043 04F8) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 238 Reflection 257 Parallax 518 194% 338 fps	MRender 396 Gravity 203 Splatting 293 241% 297 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 467GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 468 481 762 964 920 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,934 Write 1,960 Mixed 2,030 SusWrite 673 371% 1,649 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 77.9 257% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,198 DQ Write 780 DQ Mixed 986 736% 988 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 486%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 232GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1268 355 307 307 307 307 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,507 Write 1338 Mixed 1,103 SusWrite 475 247% 1,106 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 80.1 268% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 931 DQ Mixed 1,012 744% 975 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 280%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB 7,914 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 15GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 8.2 9.6 8.6 9.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 34.4 Mixed 19.6 SusWrite 11.3 32% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 74% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 15%
USB Flash DISK 32GB 725 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 19 21 19 20 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 113 Write 52.9 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 21.8 69% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.2 146% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D40BEEAK.M8FE1 4x8GB 935 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 48.1 MC Mixed 36.7 123% 43.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 51.8 SC Mixed 33.7 103% 36.1 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 141%

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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	3,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,740x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,079x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	823x
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	306x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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