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 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	87.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 13:04
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 962 100% 806 Pts	64-Core 971 60% 971 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 352 323 242 147 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 465 Write 343 Mixed 313 SusWrite 226 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 39.5 142% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 259 192% 253 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 95%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 435GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 107 106 107 107 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 99.6 SusWrite 106 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 629GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 102 102 103 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 125 Write 101 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 102 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 225GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 142 143 144 145 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 105 Write 95.6 Mixed 59.1 SusWrite 144 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 109%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 918GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 108 108 108 114 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 109 Write 101 Mixed 83 SusWrite 110 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3200 C16 Series Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 3200 C16 Series Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 32.2 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 31.3 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $365

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,526x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,264x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,370x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,511x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,323x
RTX 2080Nvidia $391Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,361x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,049x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	806x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	746x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	588x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	526x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16