Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 177% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	193% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '22 at 15:48
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 917 91% 742 Pts	64-Core 1,053 65% 1,053 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6950-XT 5,274 User benchmarks, average bench 199% XFX(1EAE 6950) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 240 Reflection 253 Parallax 524 196% 339 fps	MRender 384 Gravity 211 Splatting 331 254% 309 fps
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 214%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1676 Write 1,500 Mixed 1,331 335% 1,502 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 48.4 161% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 818 DQ Write 579 DQ Mixed 648 498% 682 MB/s
Poor: 141% Great: 228%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 64GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 405 243 164 165 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 464 Mixed 403 SusWrite 254 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 45.1 150% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 134%
WD My Passport 25F3 1TB 492 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 151GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.9% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 41.5 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 41.5 9% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 11.8 4K Mixed 11.6 42% 12.3 MB/s	DQ Read 23 DQ Write 26.1 DQ Mixed 26 19% 25 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 943GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 191 192 193 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 111 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 192 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K4 2x8GB 9,947 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	68% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.4 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 110%

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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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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	5,496x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,232x
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 $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 $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