Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '23 at 02:27
Run Duration	99 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^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 below expectations (32^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,113 100% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,851 115% 1,851 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 87BA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 184 Reflection 171 Parallax 162 150% 172 fps	Gravity 138 Splatting 116 111% 127 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 136%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair MP600 PRO 1TB 2,284 User benchmarks, average bench 318% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM21.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,328 Write 10,340 Mixed 7,447 1,812% 8,038 MB/s	4K Read 442 4K Write 378 4K Mixed 405 1,389% 408 MB/s	DQ Read 2009 DQ Write 1,297 DQ Mixed 1,482 1,151% 1,596 MB/s
Poor: 185% Great: 463%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 319GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,085 Write 9,609 Mixed 7,401 1,736% 7,699 MB/s	4K Read 490 4K Write 425 4K Mixed 433 1,522% 449 MB/s	DQ Read 1,759 DQ Write 1,221 DQ Mixed 1,387 1,064% 1,456 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4K4000C19 4x8GB 227 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.6% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.7 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 21.4 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 136%

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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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,363x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,466x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,058x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,349x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	824x
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	370x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	306x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,672

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 $40	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