Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	6.12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	208% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 04:17
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,022 98% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,157 72% 1,157 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.12% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 1.72 5% 6.49 fps	MRender 6.86 Gravity 5.97 Splatting 15 8% 9.29 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.12% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 234 53 50 187 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 371 Write 168 Mixed 326 SusWrite 128 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 40.1 133% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 203 174% 260 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 423 1228 731 451 798 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,585 Write 1,105 Mixed 1,147 SusWrite 676 252% 1,128 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 60.3 196% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 990 DQ Write 901 DQ Mixed 983 727% 958 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 355%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 291GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 115 161 177 176 183 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 158 Write 181 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 153 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$39 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 167 181 169 178 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 136 Write 126 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 139 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.3% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 19 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 22.9 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 107%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $339

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,585x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,308x
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,382x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,526x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,335x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,138x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,368x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,060x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	813x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	749x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	593x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	531x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16