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 (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	269% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '19 at 06:39
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,198 110% 923 Pts	64-Core 1,237 77% 1,237 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 774 497 489 491 477 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2224 Write 1,634 Mixed 731 SusWrite 535 283% 1,281 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 76.4 295% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,324 DQ Write 1,266 DQ Mixed 1,121 889% 1,237 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 254%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 598GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 473 454 475 456 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 473 Mixed 368 SusWrite 467 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 46.4 189% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 271 223% 321 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 119%
Inateck ASM1153E 500GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 51GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 305 306 299 299 301 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 384 Write 356 Mixed 234 SusWrite 300 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 25.5 88% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 80 79% 124 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 76%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 475GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 65 66 65 66 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 65.7 107% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 26.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 29.1 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 104%

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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	5,494x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,228x
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 $394Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,128x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,350x
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	740x
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: $1,271

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