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 below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	251% 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	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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '21 at 21:24
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 217 76% 136 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 760 71% 590 Pts	64-Core 1,206 75% 1,206 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 205 Reflection 196 Parallax 189 167% 197 fps	Gravity 149 Splatting 134 124% 142 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 945 826 829 831 835 828 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,395 Write 2,132 Mixed 1,730 SusWrite 849 397% 1,777 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 69.1 231% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 634 DQ Mixed 728 538% 711 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 355%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 732GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 375 363 360 361 367 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 469 Mixed 392 SusWrite 381 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 46.1 158% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 261 220% 322 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 138GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 80 Write 50.8 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 102 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 84%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 157 157 157 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 90.1 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 156 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 49 49 49 49 49 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 91.2 Write 49.2 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 44.8 65% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 99% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	35.9% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 9.9 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 13.3 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 114%

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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	5,488x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,224x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,364x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,503x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,315x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,125x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,042x
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 $179	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