Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	266% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180920
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '20 at 01:52
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 796 78% 639 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 166 Parallax 173 144% 172 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 150 Splatting 107 116% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 985 326 326 326 328 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,435 Write 1,466 Mixed 950 SusWrite 436 292% 1,322 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 85.5 301% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 1,232 DQ Mixed 1,011 789% 1,074 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 421GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 326 147 119 117 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 464 Mixed 348 SusWrite 209 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.4 155% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 183 168% 257 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA1000CM10002 1TB 3,599 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 729GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 437 172 487 485 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 474 Mixed 375 SusWrite 423 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 45.5 169% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 226 202% 304 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 199 201 199 200 199 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 25.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 29.5 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 103%

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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	5,474x
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	1,120x

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	1,039x
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