Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 212% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	208% 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	201% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '22 at 05:51
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 81.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 302 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,063 100% 827 Pts	64-Core 2,028 126% 2,028 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8808) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	208% Outstanding	Lighting 305 Reflection 283 Parallax 312 249% 300 fps	MRender 345 Gravity 252 Splatting 187 205% 261 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 742 634 635 627 628 629 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,387 Write 1,135 Mixed 672 SusWrite 649 214% 961 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 56.5 216% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 920 DQ Write 861 DQ Mixed 816 633% 866 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 EVO 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 914GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 467 471 465 471 471 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	113% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 479 Mixed 414 SusWrite 468 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 45.4 155% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 3TB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 466 470 465 471 470 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	121% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 437 SusWrite 467 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 55.2 179% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 180 180 180 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 135 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 179 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMG16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB 1,470 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	67.6% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20.6 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 21.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 123%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 - $320

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,361x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,741x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,079x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	823x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	521x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	369x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	306x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16