Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	47.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '20 at 17:47
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 89.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 288 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 954 91% 753 Pts	64-Core 1,522 94% 1,522 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 161 Parallax 164 136% 164 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 147 Splatting 125 119% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 59 41 40 36 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 354 Write 52.1 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 46.8 28% 130 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 36.2 4K Mixed 16 78% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 43.8 DQ Mixed 46 64% 125 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 73%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 61GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 91 33 129 32 133 MB/s Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.1% Above average	Read 177 Write 127 Mixed 203 SusWrite 105 34% 153 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 24.7 97% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 116 117% 188 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 100%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 382GB free Firmware: MJAOA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 130 130 129 134 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 130 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 91%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 177GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 72.2 Write 39 Mixed 39.4 SusWrite 52.1 37% 50.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB-$140 4,858 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.1% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 19.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 20.9 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 120%

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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 - $369

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,496x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,232x
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	1,129x

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	586x
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