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 (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	176% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '20 at 12:30
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,173 105% 885 Pts	64-Core 1,168 72% 1,168 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PC SN520 NVMe WDC 256GB 4,380 User benchmarks, average bench 137% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20220012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 426 341 351 347 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,193 Write 1,174 Mixed 994 SusWrite 381 210% 936 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 67.2 233% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 858 DQ Write 596 DQ Mixed 676 518% 710 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 184%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 34GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 445 440 434 439 440 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 474 Mixed 275 SusWrite 428 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 34 130% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 156 169% 283 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 123GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,890 Write 6,430 Mixed 5,437 1,393% 6,253 MB/s	4K Read 400 4K Write 254 4K Mixed 296 1,120% 317 MB/s	DQ Read 1,414 DQ Write 1,251 DQ Mixed 1,216 944% 1,294 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 127GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 95 105 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 136 Write 128 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 106 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.3% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 24.2 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 22.6 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 120%

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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	5,487x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,224x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,364x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,503x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,315x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,125x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,042x
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 $15	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