Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	159% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	197% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '21 at 17:08
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 155 2-Core 302 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,130 104% 871 Pts	64-Core 2012 124% 2012 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3882) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5350 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 213 Parallax 229 185% 223 fps	MRender 232 Gravity 197 Splatting 147 152% 192 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1317 1313 1320 1280 1128 1004 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 558 Write 161 Mixed 327 SusWrite 1,227 128% 568 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 64.9 159% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 1,076 804% 1,073 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 370%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 798GB free Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1356 1350 1359 1395 1463 1570 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 2,368 Write 1,659 Mixed 1,571 SusWrite 1,415 392% 1,753 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 63.4 212% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,218 DQ Write 962 DQ Mixed 1,104 822% 1,095 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 370%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 43GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 34 34 34 36 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 138 Write 37.8 Mixed 17.6 SusWrite 34 59% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 2.1 86% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 4x8GB 3,565 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 32 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 47.6 SC Mixed 31.7 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 129%

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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	3,357x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,056x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,739x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,077x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	821x
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	305x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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