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 (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	286% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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	21.3 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '21 at 07:47
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$258 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 85.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,104 101% 849 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8681) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 130 Reflection 116 Parallax 133 106% 126 fps	Gravity 129 Splatting 108 103% 118 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 692GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1011 1391 1652 1266 1076 1722 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,470 Write 1,745 Mixed 323 SusWrite 1353 326% 1,473 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 65.6 212% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,119 DQ Write 601 DQ Mixed 357 400% 693 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 155 158 167 159 157 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 82.9 Write 106 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 158 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 226% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 948GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 7.5 8.7 8.4 6.4 6.2 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	3.23% Terrible	Read 3.2 Write 8 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 7.5 5% 7.05 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.1 44% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 3.23% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2400C16 CMK32GX4M2A2400C16 Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 40GB 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.1% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 13.1 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.9 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $193

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,463x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,217x
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,360x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,503x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,315x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,119x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,344x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,037x
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	582x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	522x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,082

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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