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 as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	118% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	58.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '20 at 22:52
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th 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-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 87.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 276 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 866 80% 669 Pts	64-Core 1,104 68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 137 Reflection 129 Parallax 141 112% 136 fps	Gravity 129 Splatting 103 101% 116 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 7 Reflection 12 Parallax 8.66 6% 9.22 fps	Gravity 7.63 Splatting 17 12% 12.3 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 419GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 475 472 469 457 387 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 474 Mixed 457 SusWrite 456 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 51.6 173% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 350 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Lacie 2big Dock Thunde 20TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 16TB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 376 379 381 380 342 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 340 Write 294 Mixed 155 SusWrite 371 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 2.8 27% 8.83 MB/s	DQ Read 9.4 DQ Write 12.7 DQ Mixed 2.2 4% 8.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 48%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 164 167 167 165 167 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 118 Write 89.3 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 166 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 114%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 202 199 201 199 197 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 64GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.3% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22.7 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.6 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 92%

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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 - $339

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,578x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,305x
Core i7-8700KIntel $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,382x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,526x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,333x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,137x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,366x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,060x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	813x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	748x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	593x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	530x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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