Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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.
Graphics	28.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	200% 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	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 (11%). 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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '20 at 06:26
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,088 101% 842 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3287) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.9% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 31 27% 34.1 fps	MRender 47.2 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 39.7 33% 40 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar SSD 480GB 1,715 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1115A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1095 810 365 63 676 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,754 Write 1,475 Mixed 1,118 SusWrite 516 271% 1,216 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 44.6 207% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 608 DQ Write 1,061 DQ Mixed 510 478% 726 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 217%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 295GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1356 981 981 984 989 992 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,018 Write 2,238 Mixed 1,751 SusWrite 1,047 397% 1,764 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 68.8 241% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,744 DQ Write 1,400 DQ Mixed 1,537 1,160% 1,560 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 297%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z2933C16 2x8GB 1,790 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 23.2 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 23.9 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 102%

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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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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	5,225x
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 $396Bench 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 $40	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