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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	206% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '20 at 18:22
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 308 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,195 106% 898 Pts	64-Core 1,669 103% 1,669 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 647 419 419 418 418 418 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,706 Write 1,446 Mixed 1,282 SusWrite 456 273% 1,223 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 63.9 228% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 925 DQ Mixed 787 620% 855 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 238%
PNY CS900 960GB-$48 5,902 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 78GB free Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 213 215 13 6.1 142 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 465 Write 426 Mixed 351 SusWrite 149 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 40.9 156% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 224 195% 287 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 241GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 149 144 152 156 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 148 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 152 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 107%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 750GB-$77 8,773 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 164GB free Firmware: JF4OA200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 118 118 119 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 115 Write 115 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 118 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 68%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 84GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 68 68 68 67 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 70.5 Write 70.2 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 67.5 79% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 25.8 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 32.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 45.7 88% 45.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 110%

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Gaming 150%

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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