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 way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive227% 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)
Memory19.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateMar 22 '21 at 14:37
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$230
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 83.7
1-Core 151
2-Core 288
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 1,002
95% 788 Pts
64-Core 1,637
101% 1,637 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1177 1154 1152 1109 1016 977 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 1,296
Write 1,111
Mixed 964
SusWrite 1,098
251% 1,117 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 65.6
218% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,013
DQ Write 812
DQ Mixed 914
684% 913 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 227%
Great: 425%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
486GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 130 130 128 129 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 118
Write 96.9
Mixed 70.6
SusWrite 129
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3200C14-8GTZRX F4-3200C14-8GTZR F4-3200C14-8GTZRX F4-3200C14-8GTZR 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.8% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21.8
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 23.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 71.8%
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 10,305 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: 90% - Excellent Total price: $1,362
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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