Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	110% 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	197% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '19 at 00:01
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 249 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 760 72% 595 Pts	64-Core 1,272 79% 1,272 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 130 Parallax 144 113% 137 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 135 Splatting 107 112% 142 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 833GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 292 1111 1285 1285 1330 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,483 Write 1,438 Mixed 1,040 SusWrite 1,070 283% 1,258 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 66.1 220% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 46.1 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 68.2 55% 75.5 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 295%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 787GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 170 180 179 178 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 164 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 176 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 782GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 116 115 115 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 147 Write 142 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 113 135% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 49%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 162 164 161 163 171 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 172 Write 86.2 Mixed 91.9 SusWrite 162 165% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 58% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 105%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 198GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 19 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 35.1 Write 24.6 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 19.9 35% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 45%
G-TECH 1TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 915GB free, PID 8018 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 132 133 131 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 120 Write 102 Mixed 30 SusWrite 130 125% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 53%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 917GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 36.4 Write 36.2 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 20.8 41% 31 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 1 267% 3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 65%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 35 35 35 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 33.3 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 34.3 44% 31.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8266.M8FE 2x8GB 5,016 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 22 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 26.3 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 94%

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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	5,488x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,224x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,364x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,503x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,315x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,125x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,042x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	802x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	738x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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