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 below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive255% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211027
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 13 '22 at 02:58
Run Duration237 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900K
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 79.5
1-Core 176
2-Core 302
101% 186 Pts
4-Core 622
8-Core 1,110
104% 866 Pts
64-Core 1,740
108% 1,740 Pts
Poor: 98%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.29
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 295
Reflection 286
Parallax 310
240% 297 fps
Gravity 254
Splatting 190
192% 222 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 806 886 1108 1145 1155 1149 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 1375
Write 1,038
Mixed 774
SusWrite 1,042
237% 1,057 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 62.4
247% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,510
DQ Write 1,232
DQ Mixed 1227
958% 1,323 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 255%
Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
554GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1854 1700 1708 1699 1522 1417 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
386% Outstanding
Read 2,620
Write 2,336
Mixed 1,890
SusWrite 1,650
476% 2,124 MB/s
4K Read 70.8
4K Write 216
4K Mixed 105
356% 131 MB/s
DQ Read 1,756
DQ Write 1,403
DQ Mixed 1,528
1,158% 1,563 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 386%
Great: 435%
SanDisk Cruzer 1GB
1GB free, PID 5406
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.3 8 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
8.04% Terrible
Read 28.3
Write 6.7
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 8.1
13% 12.1 MB/s
4K Read 9.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
34% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.04%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
61.3% Good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 17.4
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 19.5
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 81.4
49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 130%

 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 10,387 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 - $388

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,725
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