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 below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	33.9 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	14 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '20 at 02:13
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^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 (4^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 77.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 255 86% 157 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 863 82% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,505 93% 1,505 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2173) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 113 Reflection 106 Parallax 105 92% 108 fps	Gravity 111 Splatting 90.1 88% 101 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 1,069 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 50GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 183 241 168 182 206 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 375 Write 208 Mixed 270 SusWrite 209 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 25.9 99% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 191 166% 245 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 117%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 1,069 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 745GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 393 396 373 211 188 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 390 Write 215 Mixed 275 SusWrite 325 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 60.4 4K Mixed 25.3 99% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 192 167% 245 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 117%
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 146 175 129 130 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 538 Write 198 Mixed 284 SusWrite 161 65% 295 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 23.7 94% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 398 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 296 224% 305 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 214%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 187 176 183 187 188 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 110%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 183 182 185 183 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 159 Mixed 95 SusWrite 182 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.8 390% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-16GTZR F4-3000C16-8GTZR F4-3200C16-16GTZR F4-3000C16-8GTZR 48GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 20 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 15.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 102%

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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	5,476x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,345x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,040x
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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,092

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