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 (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	107% 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	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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 21:04
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^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-$403 354,223 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 (1^st percentile)	56.9% Above average	Memory 60.7 1-Core 71.3 2-Core 142 52% 91.3 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 598 52% 442 Pts	64-Core 1,267 78% 1,267 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 862C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 68.2 Reflection 75 Parallax 68.7 56% 70.6 fps	Gravity 72 Splatting 68.9 62% 70.4 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme 256GB 256GB 2,446 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0628A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 135 124 166 119 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 1,457 Write 545 Mixed 626 SusWrite 141 152% 692 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 17.4 112% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 49 DQ Mixed 29 57% 123 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 200%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 0GB free Firmware: 2.15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 150 Write 113 Mixed 127 29% 130 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 30.7 119% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 94.2 DQ Mixed 107 83% 115 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 325GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 101 100 101 102 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 97.7 Write 94.7 Mixed 63 SusWrite 100 65% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 68%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 154GB free Firmware: 3.CHN SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 54 55 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 56.5 Write 39.3 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 55 35% 47.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 42%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 6GB free Firmware: 3.CHN SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 54 55 54 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 53.7 Write 25 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 54.3 31% 42.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	62.6% Good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 19.8 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 4.1 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 6.2 22% 7.8 GB/s	Latency 126 32% 126 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 107%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,524x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,262x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,368x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,322x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,359x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,049x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	806x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	746x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	588x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	525x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,275

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16