Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	111% 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	64GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	31.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '21 at 19:15
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	100%

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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 i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 80.1 1-Core 102 2-Core 309 85% 164 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1148 105% 878 Pts	64-Core 1,614 100% 1,614 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 106%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Nvidia(10DE 1F82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.6% Average	Lighting 55.7 Reflection 53.5 Parallax 47.8 45% 52.3 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 49.6 Splatting 45 37% 45.3 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 46%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9078 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.15% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 8.9 5% 8.37 fps	MRender 10.5 Gravity 7.9 Splatting 12.4 9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.15% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 483GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 409 428 417 411 417 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 456 Mixed 398 SusWrite 413 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 48.8 162% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 339 258% 350 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 132%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 147 157 159 159 158 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 79.1 Write 135 Mixed 68 SusWrite 155 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 123 132 132 130 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 78.8 Write 116 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 129 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 34% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB 3,127 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	65.9% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 19.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 20.4 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 130%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,382x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,482x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,072x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,757x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	892x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,356x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	830x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	610x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	372x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	308x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16