Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	118% 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	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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181019
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 10 '19 at 11:03
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 812 85% 680 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 74 Parallax 64.4 60% 70.5 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 71.7 58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 327GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 314 314 309 305 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 466 SusWrite 320 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58.8 201% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 172 173 173 173 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 75.7 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 172 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21.6 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 23.4 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 80%

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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 - $339

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,568x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,297x
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,382x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,522x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,332x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,135x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,365x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,056x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	811x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	747x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	591x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	529x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,230

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16