Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	310% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '21 at 01:46
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (46^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-$279 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 as expected (59^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 314 100% 186 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,121 103% 864 Pts	64-Core 2112 131% 2112 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 1377) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 126 Reflection 114 Parallax 118 103% 120 fps	Gravity 100 Splatting 82.4 80% 91.2 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 2TB 2,050 User benchmarks, average bench 418% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT4P1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1937 2572 2503 2580 2581 2495 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 1,668 Write 2,438 Mixed 1,791 SusWrite 2,445 473% 2,085 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 53.4 205% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,168 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 434 390% 619 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 606%
Nvme T-FORCE TM8FP5512G 512GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 245GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 941 891 560 528 392 510 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,061 Write 1,389 Mixed 1,114 SusWrite 637 237% 1,050 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 65.2 216% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 588 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 894 628% 779 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 255%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 931GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 438 449 446 443 447 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 447 Mixed 409 SusWrite 444 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 21.1 105% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 36.5 89% 183 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 100%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 80 82 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 94.9 Write 79.4 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 80.4 60% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 67%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 508GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 20 40 60 97 96 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 120 Write 107 Mixed 102 SusWrite 52.5 71% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 90% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 373GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 169 175 163 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 102 Write 87.7 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 170 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 25.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	165	27"	1280 720	GBT270B G27QC

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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 - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,386x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,482x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,073x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,758x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	894x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,358x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	832x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $112Bench 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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Total price: $1,704

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16