Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


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 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	135% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	38 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '19 at 10:30
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

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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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 272 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 879 86% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,130 70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.1% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 140 Parallax 120 101% 128 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 122 Splatting 102 90% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 116 167 202 237 269 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 1,541 Write 94.5 Mixed 158 SusWrite 178 105% 493 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 45.1 152% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 588 DQ Write 83.9 DQ Mixed 161 162% 277 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 216%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2367 2229 1523 1543 1557 1560 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,538 Write 2,355 Mixed 1,865 SusWrite 1,796 480% 2,139 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 79.9 270% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1313 DQ Write 1,184 DQ Mixed 1,251 938% 1,249 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 410%
PNY CS90 0 120GB SSD 423 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 48GB free Firmware: 7101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 127 141 165 149 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 382 Write 66.3 Mixed 294 SusWrite 158 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 15 4K Mixed 20.3 64% 18.3 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 38.9 DQ Mixed 126 86% 110 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 159 159 156 159 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 156 Write 156 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 157 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 149GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 70.3 Write 36.8 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 74.7 42% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 42%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 281GB free Firmware: JC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 99 97 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 92.8 Write 92.8 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 98.5 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 68%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 125GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 94 93 94 93 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 87 Write 82 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 91.8 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 48GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.7 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns

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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