Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '21 at 20:55
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$430 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 165 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,161 108% 898 Pts	64-Core 2,190 136% 2,190 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4071) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.7% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 118 Parallax 123 106% 124 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 103 Splatting 86.4 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,567 Write 2,285 Mixed 1,732 488% 2,195 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 79 260% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,103 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 955 744% 1,022 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 662GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 483 483 478 478 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 85.7 Mixed 364 SusWrite 480 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 46.4 159% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 352 265% 353 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 563GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 157 158 159 161 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75% Very good	Read 105 Write 134 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 157 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 39% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
FFFF 3600 C20 Series 2x16GB 197 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.8% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 15.7 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 20.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 27: 3R 3G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
27%	7%	123	289	194	60	28.6"	1920 1080	SAM1015 LU28R55

History: Score 25: 2R 4G 3B | Score 27: 3R 3G 3B

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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 - $350

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,398x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,489x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,083x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,768x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,087x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	897x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,362x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	833x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	524x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	613x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	373x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	309x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,664

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16