Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 206% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 205% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	212% 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 Drive	277% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '23 at 02:32
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 272 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 1,012 92% 775 Pts	64-Core 1471 91% 1471 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,104 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	212% Outstanding	Lighting 314 Reflection 285 Parallax 317 256% 306 fps	MRender 349 Gravity 255 Splatting 188 207% 264 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 865GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1000 1220 1387 1374 1363 1338 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,338 Write 2,112 Mixed 1795 SusWrite 1,280 422% 1,881 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 66 218% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 943 DQ Write 743 DQ Mixed 834 627% 840 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 431%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 159GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 365 371 353 356 355 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 457 Mixed 418 SusWrite 376 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 51.2 172% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 353 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 521GB free Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1250 1283 1283 1202 1149 1152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,422 Write 1,244 Mixed 1200 SusWrite 1,220 286% 1,272 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 67.5 216% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 786 DQ Mixed 880 660% 885 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 372%
Seagate One Touch HDD 4TB 358 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 39 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 50.4 Write 30.1 Mixed 35.4 SusWrite 39.6 29% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.5 167% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C15 2x8GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 31.7 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 47.2 SC Mixed 34 99% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 139%

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $350

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,430x
Core i9-10900KIntel $370Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,509x
Core i9-10850KIntel $270Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,096x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,784x
RTX 3070Nvidia $495Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,095x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,104Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	903x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,374x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	837x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $60Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	527x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $103Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	620x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	375x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	315x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,320

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