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 (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190318
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '20 at 03:38
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,078 100% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,102 68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 157 Reflection 151 Parallax 157 128% 155 fps	Gravity 143 Splatting 106 108% 125 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 12 45 38 5.3 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 432 Write 351 Mixed 313 SusWrite 47.6 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 3.4 88% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 15.1 DQ Mixed 14.7 38% 86.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 100%
T-force 1TB 1TB 4,929 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 166GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 342 442 418 425 425 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 448 Mixed 389 SusWrite 403 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 52.9 168% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 125 157% 280 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 129%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 108 107 108 107 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 126 Write 118 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 107 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 84%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 4GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2 3.3 3.9 4 3.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	9.39% Terrible	Read 36.5 Write 6.3 Mixed 6 SusWrite 3.2 12% 13 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 2.1 114% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.39% Great: 13%
SanDisk Cruzer Spark 64GB 1,071 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 56GB free, PID 55a1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 9.1 8.4 9.6 9.9 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 24 Write 6 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 9.1 16% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 3.3 227% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 16GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.7% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.6 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 18.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 97%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,504x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,245x
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,364x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,506x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,319x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,130x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,354x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,046x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	804x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	743x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	586x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	524x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,293

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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