Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	38.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	119% 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, 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '19 at 15:18
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 98.4 1-Core 166 2-Core 331 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 661 8-Core 1,299 116% 980 Pts	64-Core 1,799 111% 1,799 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3966) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Lighting 50.5 Reflection 48.7 Parallax 47.3 41% 48.8 fps	MRender 39.8 Gravity 44.2 Splatting 39.3 34% 41.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 852GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 471 487 491 491 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 472 Mixed 391 SusWrite 485 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 49.4 171% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 122 123 123 123 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 111 Write 113 Mixed 33.1 SusWrite 122 68% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 0.7 243% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 94%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 115 114 115 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 82 Write 127 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 116 64% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 164% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 88%
WD My Book 25DA 6TB 419 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 332GB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 101 102 101 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 90 Write 94.3 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 101 125% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 25.9 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 32 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 44.2 91% 44.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 124%

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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	5,496x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,231x
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	1,316x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,129x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,044x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	802x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	740x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	586x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	524x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,266

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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