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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	82.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '19 at 13:34
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	31%

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 (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 840 95% 745 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 1586 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 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% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 144 141 147 149 137 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 462 Write 337 Mixed 296 SusWrite 173 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 38.2 136% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 251 189% 251 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 95%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 631GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 107 108 109 107 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 123 Write 123 Mixed 114 SusWrite 107 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 202% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 629GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 107 108 111 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 127 Write 88.1 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 108 71% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 225GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 141 144 144 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 127 Write 124 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 144 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 109%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 935GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 112 116 116 115 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 106 Write 107 Mixed 112 SusWrite 114 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.4% 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% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 24.7 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77.8% 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