Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics76.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive237% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory58.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '21 at 21:59
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 79.1
1-Core 155
2-Core 309
96% 181 Pts
4-Core 601
8-Core 1,145
104% 873 Pts
64-Core 1,973
122% 1,973 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.5% Very good
Lighting 95.4
Reflection 110
Parallax 96.4
78% 101 fps
MRender 95.1
Gravity 96
Splatting 83.5
74% 91.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
376GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1282 1163 808 808 806 814 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 1,458
Write 1,277
Mixed 1,209
SusWrite 947
275% 1,223 MB/s
4K Read 58
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 75.5
245% 82.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,111
DQ Write 893
DQ Mixed 987
743% 997 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 237%
Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
310GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2248 1612 1608 1604 1608 1607 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
331% Outstanding
Read 2,477
Write 2,173
Mixed 1776
SusWrite 1,715
457% 2,035 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 75.9
252% 86.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,203
DQ Write 985
DQ Mixed 1,095
820% 1,095 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 331%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
65.4% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 20
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 20.6
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 82.3
49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 123%

 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 10,290 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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