Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '22 at 16:57
Run Duration	336 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 98.4 1-Core 155 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1,146 102% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,692 105% 1,692 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (159 fps cap detected)	124% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 159 Parallax 159 130% 159 fps	MRender 159 Gravity 159 Splatting 159 131% 159 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 225%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,659 Write 2,470 Mixed 1,889 521% 2,339 MB/s	4K Read 68.3 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 89.8 299% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,368 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 1,167 877% 1,178 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 462GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6 Write 484 Mixed 32.7 40% 174 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 3.5 64% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 35.6 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 10.2 32% 64.6 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 526GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 145 Write 120 Mixed 72.4 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 337GB free Firmware: CC47 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 136 Write 110 Mixed 83.1 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate ST8000VN004-2M2101 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 201 Write 192 Mixed 139 132% 177 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.2 2,112% 17.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake R017D408GX2-4400C19A 2x8GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 46.7 MC Write 48 MC Mixed 31.7 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 34.8 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 44.2 90% 44.2 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,368x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,477x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,064x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,746x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,081x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,354x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	827x
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	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	371x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	307x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16