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 (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	255% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	58.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '18 at 22:48
Run Duration	344 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 89 1-Core 123 2-Core 241 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 950 85% 716 Pts	64-Core 950 59% 950 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 183 Reflection 171 Parallax 180 149% 178 fps	Splatting 109 112% 109 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1209 308 310 310 311 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,364 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,118 SusWrite 460 299% 1,353 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 79.7 270% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,224 DQ Mixed 1,013 789% 1,072 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 813GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 479 484 488 489 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 456 SusWrite 484 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 64.1 222% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 928GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 479 485 489 489 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 486 Mixed 461 SusWrite 484 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 62.9 219% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 819GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 142 Write 14 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 13.5 33% 46.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.4 105% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 114%
Asmedia ASMT1153e 1TB 404 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 406GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 84 86 86 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 81.8 Write 79 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 85 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 101%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 986GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 119 117 112 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 81.3 Write 99 Mixed 73 SusWrite 117 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 25.1 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 107%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,496x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,230x
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	1,316x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,128x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,044x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	802x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	740x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	585x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	524x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,266

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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