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 (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	18.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '20 at 09:03
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 269 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,033 97% 808 Pts	64-Core 1550 96% 1550 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3081) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 167 Reflection 162 Parallax 161 136% 164 fps	Gravity 145 Splatting 104 108% 125 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 272 305 304 302 305 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 435 Mixed 384 SusWrite 298 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 51 169% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 500GB 2,934 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 462GB free Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 358 444 438 445 384 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 441 Mixed 415 SusWrite 395 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 49.7 164% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 369GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 718 382 425 425 428 428 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,506 Write 1,612 Mixed 1,175 SusWrite 468 267% 1,190 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 66 228% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 917 DQ Mixed 915 707% 966 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 237%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 381GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 382 387 384 381 373 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 394 Write 390 Mixed 370 SusWrite 381 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 28.4 92% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 96.8 96% 152 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 97%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 15GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 130 Write 24.1 Mixed 29.4 57% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 60% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 3x8GB 381 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.1% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 16.7 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 19 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 103%

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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	5,496x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,230x
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	1,316x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,128x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,044x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	802x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	740x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	585x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	524x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,266

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $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