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 below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '22 at 22:13
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 797 77% 636 Pts	64-Core 1036 64% 1036 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4900 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 527.56 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 296 Reflection 248 Parallax 305 241% 283 fps	Gravity 231 Splatting 168 172% 200 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

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% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,968 Write 2,030 Mixed 1,770 430% 1,922 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 51.6 168% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1010 DQ Write 789 DQ Mixed 898 672% 899 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 347%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 119GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 455 451 345 236 232 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 470 Mixed 452 SusWrite 362 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 45.6 151% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 58GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 298 297 296 297 296 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 465 Mixed 415 SusWrite 316 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 46.7 155% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 347 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 367GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 167 171 168 169 170 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 144 Write 110 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 167 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.7% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 20.2 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 22.6 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 121%

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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 - $369

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,497x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,233x
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	1,129x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,351x
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	586x
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 $295	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