Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 203%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 222%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics197% 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 Drive225% 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)
Memory24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 18:57
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 158
2-Core 317
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 632
8-Core 1,205
109% 919 Pts
64-Core 2104
130% 2104 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
197% Outstanding
Lighting 291
Reflection 361
Parallax 292
237% 315 fps
MRender 330
Gravity 231
Splatting 168
190% 243 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 197%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
796GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1320 847 847 856 857 858 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 1,164
Write 1,233
Mixed 1,100
SusWrite 931
250% 1,107 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 68.3
231% 84.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,242
DQ Write 998
DQ Mixed 1,110
834% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 225%
Great: 276%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7
10GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 19 21 16 20 19 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
24.3% Poor
Read 106
Write 9.2
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 18.5
30% 34.5 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.9
94% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 24.3%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
89.1% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 25.8
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 27.5
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 120%

 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 10,278 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: $1,675
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