Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 217% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 211% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	232% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '22 at 16:42
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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-$439 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 265 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 897 86% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,370 85% 1,370 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	232% Outstanding	Lighting 273 Reflection 371 Parallax 665 223% 437 fps	MRender 495 Gravity 538 Splatting 294 347% 442 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 432 Write 441 Mixed 348 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 41.1 140% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 227 202% 305 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 69GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 440 441 441 380 299 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 446 Mixed 397 SusWrite 406 95% 419 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 40.6 138% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 338 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 66GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,410 Write 1,876 Mixed 1403 420% 1,897 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 73.8 244% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,116 DQ Write 886 DQ Mixed 974 736% 992 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 181GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 376 377 385 382 378 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 368 Write 364 Mixed 349 SusWrite 378 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 28.3 87% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 140 101% 130 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 31.6 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 47.8 SC Mixed 30.6 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%

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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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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,503x
Core i9-9900KIntel $439Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,242x
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,364x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,505x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,318x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,130x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,353x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,046x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	803x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	743x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	586x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	524x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,293

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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