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 above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	349% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (11%). 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	51.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '21 at 21:22
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 982 96% 789 Pts	64-Core 1,006 62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8712) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 178 Reflection 175 Parallax 184 145% 179 fps	Gravity 158 Splatting 132 127% 145 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1696 1848 1844 1837 1818 1764 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,593 Write 2,077 Mixed 1172 SusWrite 1,801 427% 1,911 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 73.9 241% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1,456 DQ Write 1,265 DQ Mixed 1,382 1,030% 1,368 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 381GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 483 486 484 483 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 469 Mixed 384 SusWrite 484 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 55.1 189% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 333 257% 350 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 12,308 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 562GB free Firmware: RKT303.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1794 1058 1054 1048 1051 1054 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,495 Write 2,456 Mixed 1,809 SusWrite 1,176 393% 1,734 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 72.4 244% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,158 DQ Write 1,441 DQ Mixed 1,461 1,057% 1,353 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 303%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 198 198 201 200 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 191 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 199 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.7 238% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 10,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 28.3 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 26.4 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 154%

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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	5,494x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,228x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,364x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,504x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,316x
RTX 2080Nvidia $394Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,128x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,350x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,043x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	802x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	740x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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