Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	117% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '20 at 08:25
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$258 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 323 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 643 8-Core 1,177 109% 910 Pts	64-Core 1,166 72% 1,166 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 373A) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 69.2 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 58.3 56% 65.1 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 66.2 Splatting 69 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 304 306 306 306 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 478 Mixed 451 SusWrite 303 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 59 202% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 128%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 464GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2289 829 823 827 828 828 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,552 Write 2,375 Mixed 1,931 SusWrite 1,071 444% 1,982 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 89.2 294% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1605 DQ Write 1,380 DQ Mixed 1,467 1,106% 1,484 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 233GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1088 502 313 312 312 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2451 Write 1476 Mixed 1,393 SusWrite 473 321% 1,448 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 77.2 263% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 1,373 DQ Mixed 991 799% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 280%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$31 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 264GB free Firmware: 1003YAM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 94 94 94 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 92 Write 86.2 Mixed 49 SusWrite 93.4 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 61%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE641 4TB 2,378 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 162 162 163 162 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 174 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 162 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$41 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 27.1 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 27.8 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 49.1 82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 109%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $193

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,466x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,217x
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,360x

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	1,344x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,037x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,082

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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