Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190805
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '20 at 17:48
Run Duration	97 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 826 86% 691 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.6% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 136 Parallax 130 100% 130 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 129 Splatting 103 92% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,500 Write 2,294 Mixed 1,360 455% 2,051 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 79.9 262% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,441 DQ Write 1,003 DQ Mixed 1,272 936% 1,239 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 15GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 492 Write 482 Mixed 398 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 53.6 181% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 350 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.4 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 21.9 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 61.1 65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 107%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 138%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING - $280

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	557x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	531x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	267x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	153x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	125x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	115x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	178x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	129x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	87x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $102Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	93x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $119Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	86x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	75x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,158

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16