Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% 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	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.

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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '19 at 00:21
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 135 2-Core 270 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 703 78% 613 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.9% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 58.3 54% 64.4 fps	MRender 65.9 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 64.5 53% 65.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 311 311 314 315 311 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 338 Mixed 273 SusWrite 311 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 39.9 153% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 233 205% 307 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 202 200 203 203 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 190 Mixed 85 SusWrite 202 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%
USB1005C Flash Disk 2GB 1GB free, PID 2093 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	2.82% Terrible	Read 8.5 Write 2.5 Mixed 1.2 SusWrite 2.5 4% 3.67 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.47 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2666 C19 2x8GB 7,702 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 24.3 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 24.5 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 96%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $193

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,477x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,218x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,362x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,503x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,315x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,120x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,345x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,040x
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	583x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	522x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,095

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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