Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	80.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	16.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '21 at 02:36
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 313 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 717 85% 655 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36CF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.6% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 111 Parallax 99.2 83% 104 fps	MRender 97.6 Gravity 96.9 Splatting 89.1 77% 94.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 612 Write 1,651 Mixed 479 207% 914 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 38.7 155% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 1,197 DQ Mixed 616 575% 875 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 277%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$100 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 567GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 460 466 476 478 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 477 Mixed 312 SusWrite 464 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 43.5 156% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 252 212% 309 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 121%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 5,405 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 3 3.5 3.3 2.7 2.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 16.5 Write 0.8 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 2.9 5% 5.72 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 139% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 13%
TS-RDF5A Transcend 16GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 15GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 91.8 Write 21.5 Mixed 28 SusWrite 20.4 43% 40.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.5 231% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 Samsung M378A1K43BB1-CPB DDR4 3000 24GB 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 25.2 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 25.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns

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Gaming 150%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $365

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,525x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,262x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,368x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,322x
RTX 2080Nvidia $391Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,360x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,049x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	806x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	746x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	588x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	526x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16