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 above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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	89.3% 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	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 04:02
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th 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 96.7 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 964 100% 806 Pts	64-Core 970 60% 970 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: 1586 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 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% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 359 293 150 150 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 473 Write 415 Mixed 368 SusWrite 245 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 39.5 142% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 275 204% 267 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 95%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 624GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 121 122 120 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 137 Write 109 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 120 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 610GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 102 102 102 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 122 Write 101 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 102 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 316GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 142 143 144 145 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 175 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 144 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 236% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 109%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 114 116 116 115 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 111 Write 103 Mixed 89.9 SusWrite 115 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.8% 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 above expectations (71^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 34.7 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 30.9 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 109% 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	5,527x
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