Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	407% 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	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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	800 x 600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '21 at 10:45
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 166 2-Core 339 108% 201 Pts	4-Core 678 8-Core 1008 105% 843 Pts	64-Core 1,010 62% 1,010 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 875A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 708GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2475 2200 1519 1531 1508 1536 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	407% Outstanding	Read 2,612 Write 2,412 Mixed 1,917 SusWrite 1,795 490% 2,184 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 109 364% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 1,978 DQ Write 1,605 DQ Mixed 1,718 1,306% 1,767 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 407% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 340GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2317 801 804 807 808 807 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	370% Outstanding	Read 2675 Write 2,450 Mixed 1,902 SusWrite 1,058 452% 2,021 MB/s	4K Read 74.5 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 111 378% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,911 DQ Write 1,724 DQ Mixed 1,756 1,334% 1,797 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 370% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3500 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 46.2 MC Write 47.5 MC Mixed 31.4 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 33.1 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 117% 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 - $339

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,562x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,297x
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,382x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,522x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,332x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,134x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,365x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,056x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	810x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	747x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	591x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	528x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,230

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16