Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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.
Boot Drive	293% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	7.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 19:13
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (42^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,059 98% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,104 68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 143 Parallax 140 120% 143 fps	MRender 167 Gravity 133 Splatting 96.7 104% 132 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 990 814 823 829 808 801 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,483 Write 2,304 Mixed 1,788 SusWrite 844 415% 1,855 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 81.4 267% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,430 DQ Write 1207 DQ Mixed 1,173 919% 1,270 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 243GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 465 456 451 451 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 483 Mixed 441 SusWrite 456 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 58.3 191% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.6% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 22.9 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 21.5 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 - $193

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,478x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,219x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,363x

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	1,121x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,345x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,040x
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 $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	583x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	522x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,095

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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