Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	86.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190318
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '19 at 05:46
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 169 2-Core 336 105% 196 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1065 102% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,220 76% 1,220 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.7% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 125 Parallax 105 90% 114 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 107 Splatting 90.9 81% 99.5 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0705AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 105 54 53 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 492 Write 438 Mixed 401 SusWrite 83.1 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 43.8 148% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 238 197% 279 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 92%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 303GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 245 269 271 274 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 438 Write 329 Mixed 278 SusWrite 256 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 14.6 69% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 92.9 DQ Mixed 7.6 32% 72.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 415GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 161 162 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 151 Write 148 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 161 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 32GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 25.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 21.9 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 85%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	5,523x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,261x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,368x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,509x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,322x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,359x
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	587x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	525x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,281

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16