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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.6%, 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210413
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 09:27
Run Duration	302 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 as expected (54^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 1,092 97% 819 Pts	64-Core 1,572 97% 1,572 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 200 Reflection 303 Parallax 224 163% 242 fps	Gravity 204 Splatting 162 159% 183 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 871GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1981 1723 1720 1727 1729 1727 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1,923 Write 2,208 Mixed 1,980 SusWrite 1,768 445% 1,970 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 62.7 209% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 899 DQ Write 732 DQ Mixed 816 611% 816 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 347%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 111GB free Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 156 85 84 85 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 493 Write 423 Mixed 364 SusWrite 155 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 33.7 133% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 199 177% 264 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 87%
Nvme ADATA SX8100NP 2TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1D41 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1356 1376 1385 1386 1382 1362 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,306 Write 1,361 Mixed 1,411 SusWrite 1,375 360% 1,613 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 63.3 211% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 936 DQ Write 778 DQ Mixed 852 639% 855 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 307%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 207GB free Firmware: 01H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 937 954 956 957 952 948 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 960 Write 994 Mixed 631 SusWrite 951 199% 884 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 47 175% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,043 DQ Write 834 DQ Mixed 911 690% 930 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 230%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 6TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 341 333 339 347 335 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 104%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 25 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 28.4 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.5% 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 - $369

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,496x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,229x
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 $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,128x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,350x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,044x
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	524x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,266

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