Asus ROG STRIX Z390-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 (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	292% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '21 at 07:40
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 273 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 948 89% 739 Pts	64-Core 1,432 89% 1,432 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 60.1 Reflection 70 Parallax 62.4 49% 64.2 fps	Gravity 61.5 Splatting 54.8 51% 58.2 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8190 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 10.5 Parallax 9.1 5% 8.57 fps	Gravity 7.7 Splatting 12.2 9% 9.95 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 852GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1413 1965 1691 1468 1444 1476 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2407 Write 2,122 Mixed 1,546 SusWrite 1,576 429% 1,913 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 64.9 213% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 945 DQ Write 531 DQ Mixed 730 545% 735 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 410%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116 16,263 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 777GB free Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 891 894 903 898 898 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 2,265 Write 910 Mixed 772 SusWrite 897 267% 1,211 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 44.7 150% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 502 DQ Write 632 DQ Mixed 599 443% 578 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 355%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 475GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 442 442 446 450 447 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 417 Write 425 Mixed 317 SusWrite 445 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 36.9 130% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 179 153% 219 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 107%
Seagate ST1000VT000 HN-M101MBB 1TB 236 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 931GB free Firmware: 2BA30004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 112 Write 117 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 114 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 65%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 75 76 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 158 Write 135 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 75.1 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 84%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 800 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 931GB free, PID ce23 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 42 41 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 39.5 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 41.4 53% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 19%
Seagate Desktop 500GB 1,637 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 227GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 39.9 Write 39.5 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 42.5 52% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	72% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 21.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 22.9 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 118%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $369

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,501x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,240x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,364x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,504x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,317x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,130x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,352x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,045x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	803x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	742x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	586x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	524x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,314

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