Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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	219% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210413
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 09 '21 at 14:13
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$409 354,223 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 90.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1,024 96% 800 Pts	64-Core 1,505 93% 1,505 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 267 267 261 259 259 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 2,314 Write 1,357 Mixed 1,172 SusWrite 316 285% 1,290 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 65.4 222% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 725 DQ Mixed 854 637% 851 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 280%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 58GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 380 400 387 307 381 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 452 Mixed 313 SusWrite 370 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 29.9 131% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 226 201% 303 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x8GB 9,905 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.1% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 20.7 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING Builds (Compare 1,938 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 150%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 138%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING - $280

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	552x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	524x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	260x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	153x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	125x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	114x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	126x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $160Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	93x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	86x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	75x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,206

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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