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 (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '20 at 01:19
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 264 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 985 91% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,394 86% 1,394 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8730) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 127 Reflection 112 Parallax 142 103% 127 fps	Gravity 117 Splatting 107 99% 112 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 82GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 375 445 453 438 429 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 399 Mixed 376 SusWrite 417 92% 406 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 45 153% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 227 187% 270 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 117%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 718GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 402 466 465 463 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 472 Mixed 381 SusWrite 437 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 44.9 152% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 251 196% 272 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 70 86 100 107 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 131 Write 134 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 87.9 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 113%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 39 41 42 39 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 37.6 Write 41.2 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 39.3 28% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.8 189% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 107%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 131GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 32GB free, PID 00ad Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 29 33 29 32 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 112 Write 49.8 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 30 71% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.9 121% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 2x8GB 17,343 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 25.1 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 28.2 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 110%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $365

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,509x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,249x
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,366x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,507x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,320x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,132x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,357x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,046x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	805x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	744x
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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,293

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16