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 (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	112% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '22 at 22:57
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 269 86% 157 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 712 79% 623 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Device(7377 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.74 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 59.4 Reflection 63.9 Parallax 57 48% 60.1 fps	Gravity 57.4 Splatting 49.6 47% 53.5 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 500GB 1,856 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 153 151 155 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 2036 Write 141 Mixed 274 SusWrite 150 138% 650 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.9 80% 18 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 354%
OCZSSD2-1VTX120G 128GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 75GB free Firmware: 2142 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 183 182 182 182 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 220 Write 185 Mixed 154 SusWrite 182 42% 185 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 12.5 58% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 66.2 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 14.8 17% 30.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 41%
OCZ VERTEX 128GB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 104GB free Firmware: 1.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 163 161 160 161 156 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 188 Write 156 Mixed 123 SusWrite 161 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 12.2 4K Mixed 12.9 56% 15.5 MB/s	DQ Read 47.3 DQ Write 12.1 DQ Mixed 15.7 15% 25 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 42%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$46 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 675GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 105 Write 23.9 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 30.9 36% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 86% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 560GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 37 38 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 99.3 Write 34.4 Mixed 42.1 SusWrite 37 39% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 70%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60 23,997 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 380GB free Firmware: JE3OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 29 29 29 29 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 75.3 Write 14.4 Mixed 33.6 SusWrite 28.3 28% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 86% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 50%
Kingmax USB 2.0 Recovery 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 7GB free, PID 6211 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	6.66% Terrible	Read 21.4 Write 6.7 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 8.3 13% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.66% Great: 9%
FLASH Drive SM_USB20 4GB 372 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	7.66% Terrible	Read 25.7 Write 9.7 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 10.9 15% 13 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.66% Great: 8%
FLASH Drive SM_USB20 4GB 372 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	7.59% Terrible	Read 25.2 Write 8.7 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 10.8 14% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 25% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.59% Great: 8%
FLASH Drive SM_USB20 4GB 372 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	7.7% Terrible	Read 25.7 Write 11.2 Mixed 7 SusWrite 11.1 16% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.7% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 46.2 MC Mixed 34.9 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 29.7 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%

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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 - $339

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,317x
Core i7-8700KIntel $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,385x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,528x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,337x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,139x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,370x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,061x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	815x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	750x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $129Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	595x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	532x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,266

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16