Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	215% 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.

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	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '19 at 19:25
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 935 86% 723 Pts	64-Core 1401 87% 1401 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.5% 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: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 132 Parallax 148 115% 140 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 133 Splatting 107 111% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% 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% 804GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1158 1141 1108 1239 1155 1130 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,455 Write 1,292 Mixed 1,042 SusWrite 1,155 278% 1,236 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 62.1 208% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 467 DQ Write 504 DQ Mixed 64.7 165% 345 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 295%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 784GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 174 171 184 170 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 180 Mixed 110 SusWrite 174 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
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: 164 162 160 172 159 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 170 Write 168 Mixed 108 SusWrite 162 204% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 68.3% 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: 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.9 6.4 6.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 36 Write 23.2 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 6.5 30% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 45%
G-TECH 1TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 931GB free, PID 8018 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 124 132 122 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 141 Write 128 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 125 139% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 53.3% 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: 27 26 26 28 26 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 36.8 Write 35.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 26.1 42% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.7 252% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 31.6% 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: 7.8 7.8 7.5 8.3 7.7 7.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 29.8 Write 33.3 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 7.7 32% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 13.6% 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)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 21.6 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 25.2 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 94%

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Gaming 150%

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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	5,491x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,225x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,364x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,504x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,315x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,127x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,349x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,043x
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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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