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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	218% 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 (13%). 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '20 at 00:26
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 110 2-Core 243 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 712 74% 596 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.2 fps	Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.1 50% 54.9 fps
Poor: 86% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 633 326 328 327 327 312 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 2,012 Write 1,498 Mixed 586 SusWrite 375 247% 1,118 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 54.5 206% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,102 DQ Write 1,249 DQ Mixed 718 667% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 43GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 302 303 303 303 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 476 Mixed 410 SusWrite 302 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 55 185% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 347 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 113GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 444 124 114 76 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 445 Mixed 416 SusWrite 214 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 32.1 141% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 49.7 112% 229 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 13,232 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 27.3 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 27.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 108%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $365

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,525x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,263x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,368x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,511x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,322x
RTX 2080Nvidia $391Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,360x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,049x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	806x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	746x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	588x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	526x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16