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 above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	59.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '19 at 17:30
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,176 109% 907 Pts	64-Core 1,694 105% 1,694 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6687) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 146 Reflection 153 Parallax 130 119% 143 fps	Gravity 142 Splatting 111 110% 126 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ CACHE-SYNAPSE 64GB 125 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 100 96 99 96 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 180 Write 105 Mixed 146 SusWrite 99.6 30% 132 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 33.9 131% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 93.8 81% 120 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%
WD WD5001ABYS-01YNA0 500GB 1,077 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 383GB free Firmware: 59.01D01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 73 72 73 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 71 Write 71.5 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 72.2 48% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 45%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 668GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 127 128 128 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76% Very good	Read 139 Write 120 Mixed 97 SusWrite 125 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 85%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 135GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 101 101 103 103 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 59 Write 55.5 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 102 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 206% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 11,950 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 25.1 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 26.2 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 105%

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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	5,232x
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	1,129x

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	586x
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