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 (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	314% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	17.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '20 at 10:07
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,157 104% 877 Pts	64-Core 1,159 72% 1,159 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 235 Reflection 238 Parallax 244 192% 239 fps	Gravity 225 Splatting 146 159% 185 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1008 1410 1252 1012 941 880 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2599 Write 2084 Mixed 1,232 SusWrite 1084 390% 1,750 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 75.5 256% 92.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,457 DQ Write 1,440 DQ Mixed 1532 1,128% 1,477 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 393%
THU 128G 128GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 32GB free Firmware: S041 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 389 Write 340 Mixed 322 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 20 77% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 20.6 52% 109 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 113 113 115 115 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 23.7 Write 46.4 Mixed 44.8 SusWrite 111 42% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.3 138% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 90%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 416GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 174 179 173 173 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 190 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 176 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.4 203% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 3x8GB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.9% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 17.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 97%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,473x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,217x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,362x

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	1,345x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,038x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,073

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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