Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '20 at 15:27
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 1221 110% 929 Pts	64-Core 1,224 76% 1,224 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 152 Parallax 149 131% 154 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 135 Splatting 98.7 107% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,372 Write 2,048 Mixed 762 381% 1,727 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 74.3 249% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,463 DQ Write 1,553 DQ Mixed 1,539 1,149% 1,518 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 226 230 227 230 227 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 218 Write 231 Mixed 104 SusWrite 225 142% 195 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.7 357% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 28.8 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 31.3 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

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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 - $369

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,492x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,226x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,364x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,504x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,315x
RTX 2080Nvidia $394Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,127x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,349x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,043x
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	585x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	523x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,271

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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