Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.9% 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	113% 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.

High background CPU (21%). 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, 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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '19 at 16:24
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 273 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 853 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,123 70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.20 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	21.9% Poor	Lighting 20.2 Reflection 19.1 Parallax 22.3 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 18.9 Gravity 49.3 Splatting 46.5 32% 38.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 308 317 315 316 256 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 487 Mixed 400 SusWrite 311 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 56 188% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 347 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Seagate SSD 500GB 1,930 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 138GB free Firmware: ST8S1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 230 413 469 467 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 472 Mixed 409 SusWrite 405 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 42.6 154% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 218 198% 302 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 177 182 172 169 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 121 Write 142 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 175 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 90%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 27 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 30.8 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.8% 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 - $365

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,552x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,287x
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,376x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,518x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,328x
RTX 2080Nvidia $383Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,364x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,053x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	810x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	747x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	589x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	527x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,269

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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