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 as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1444 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181019
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '19 at 13:11
Run Duration	95 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 826 78% 649 Pts	64-Core 1,099 68% 1,099 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 171 Parallax 156 127% 161 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 156 Splatting 115 104% 128 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,853 Write 8,128 Mixed 6,658 1,548% 6,880 MB/s	4K Read 455 4K Write 398 4K Mixed 410 1,426% 421 MB/s	DQ Read 1,746 DQ Write 1,682 DQ Mixed 1,674 1,268% 1701 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 316GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,927 Write 7,948 Mixed 7,138 1,576% 7,004 MB/s	4K Read 500 4K Write 407 4K Mixed 430 1,524% 446 MB/s	DQ Read 1,503 DQ Write 1,615 DQ Mixed 1,600 1,193% 1,573 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 20 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 22.6 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 110%

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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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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	5,491x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,225x
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	1,315x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,127x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,349x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,043x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	802x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	738x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	585x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	523x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,268

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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