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 (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	267% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '21 at 02:06
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 297 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 1,006 94% 781 Pts	64-Core 1,556 96% 1,556 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.1% 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 209 Reflection 202 Parallax 197 171% 203 fps	Gravity 153 Splatting 136 127% 145 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% 327GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 825 816 812 821 817 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,492 Write 2,253 Mixed 1,828 SusWrite 836 414% 1,852 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 77.4 260% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 826 DQ Write 756 DQ Mixed 796 596% 792 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 355%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 732GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 387 359 363 360 360 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 450 Mixed 383 SusWrite 385 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 47.3 164% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 255 216% 317 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 117%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 138GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 95 101 101 103 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 80.7 Write 79.1 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 101 60% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 84%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 111 118 134 134 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 80.4 Write 105 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 123 62% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.2% 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)	27.2% Poor	Read 92 Write 49.7 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 44.9 65% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.3 95% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.2% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 24.3 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 26.7 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88% 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	5,489x
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	1,126x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: $1,268

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 $40	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