Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '19 at 20:53
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 985 91% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,611 100% 1,611 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8671) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.3% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 113 Parallax 109 93% 112 fps	MRender 163 Gravity 116 Splatting 97.3 99% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 362 Write 417 Mixed 358 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 50.1 171% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 351 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB 8,393 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 22GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 114 103 97 112 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 385 Write 243 Mixed 122 SusWrite 117 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 32.1 117% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 148 142% 230 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 542GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 133 152 151 155 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 94 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 141 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	66.9% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 21 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 18.8 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.9% 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 - $193

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,473x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,217x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,362x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,503x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,315x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,119x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,345x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,038x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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	582x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	522x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,073

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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