Asus ROG STRIX Z390-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 (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 02:17
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 977 98% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,305 81% 1,305 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 120 Parallax 123 102% 123 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 121 Splatting 98.8 103% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 282GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,833 Write 1,653 Mixed 1,182 346% 1,556 MB/s	4K Read 71.2 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 99.6 343% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,551 DQ Write 1411 DQ Mixed 1,455 1,099% 1,472 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 33GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 506 Write 475 Mixed 423 104% 468 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 55.9 199% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 231 208% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 124 Write 132 Mixed 62 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 185% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 113%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 428GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 150 Write 150 Mixed 92.4 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 98%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 332GB free Firmware: 0508 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 107 Write 78.7 Mixed 62 61% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 91%
WD 15EARS External 1.5TB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 16GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 35.1 Write 33.1 Mixed 24.2 38% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 25.6 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 30.8 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 103%

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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	5,499x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,237x
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	1,351x
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	586x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	524x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,271

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 $178	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