Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	252% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '20 at 01:05
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 902 90% 734 Pts	64-Core 1253 78% 1253 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1083 690 675 691 685 654 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,021 Write 2148 Mixed 1,700 SusWrite 746 371% 1,654 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 73.5 252% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,159 DQ Write 998 DQ Mixed 1,185 859% 1,114 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 297%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 194GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 397 404 398 405 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 486 Mixed 282 SusWrite 403 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 50.3 172% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 261 218% 317 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 117%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 486GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 484 483 484 484 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 484 Mixed 356 SusWrite 484 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 50.6 162% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 256 215% 313 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 2BC10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 106 106 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 70 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 107 61% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 162% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 335GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 95 94 95 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 74.7 Write 76 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 93.7 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 108 108 108 111 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 95 Write 96 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 107 65% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 22% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 90%
Kingston DT 101 G2 2GB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 5.7 5 5.4 5 4.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.62% Terrible	Read 24 Write 2.3 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5.2 9% 8.93 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.62% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 25.2 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 29.7 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 101%

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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	5,491x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,225x
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 $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,127x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: $1,268

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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