Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.5% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 04:01
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	74%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 163 2-Core 323 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,246 112% 946 Pts	64-Core 1283 79% 1283 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 872C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.9% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 73.9 Parallax 64.6 57% 69.5 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 69.8 57% 69.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SB8U512G1002 512GB 2,367 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4131002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 279 275 274 272 271 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 443 Write 384 Mixed 215 SusWrite 276 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 33.4 105% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 231 195% 286 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 103%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 578GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 147 151 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 162 Write 183 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 151 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 107%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 184 185 185 194 197 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ASU21D4U5S8MB-8 2x8GB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	73.4% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 20.7 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 22.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 74%

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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	5,492x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,226x
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 $394Bench 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 $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