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 (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	75.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	17.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '20 at 20:33
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 809 85% 680 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 128 Reflection 138 Parallax 119 104% 128 fps	Gravity 128 Splatting 105 102% 116 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 100 98 93 94 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 494 Write 170 Mixed 173 SusWrite 101 51% 235 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 33.1 126% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 139 134% 218 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 126%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 82GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 164 151 150 134 125 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 461 Write 237 Mixed 398 SusWrite 189 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 36.1 130% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 306 224% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 95%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 68GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 54 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 455 Write 328 Mixed 322 SusWrite 81.1 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 28.6 124% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 168 155% 235 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 100%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 294GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 87 86 86 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 88.8 Write 85 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 86 57% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 82%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 165 172 165 167 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 156 Write 166 Mixed 114 SusWrite 168 206% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 214% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$103 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 33 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 29.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,539x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,278x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,372x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,515x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,326x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,363x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,053x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	807x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	747x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	589x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	527x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,275

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16