Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	115% 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.
Boot Drive	258% 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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '19 at 14:11
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 230 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 807 74% 620 Pts	64-Core 1,258 78% 1,258 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 148 Parallax 141 124% 147 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 137 Splatting 104 108% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1459 388 398 398 398 399 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,455 Write 2,239 Mixed 1,329 SusWrite 573 367% 1,649 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 78.3 263% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,016 DQ Write 935 DQ Mixed 1,016 751% 989 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 302%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 329GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 145 146 144 144 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 152 Write 143 Mixed 95.3 SusWrite 144 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 108%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 11GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 16 17 16 17 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 101 Write 17 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 17.1 43% 41.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.7 122% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 23%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 25.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 27.3 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 110%

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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	5,495x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,229x
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	1,128x

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	1,044x
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	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 $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