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 (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '23 at 05:42
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 937 92% 752 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8809) ≥ 4GB; ROG-STRIX-LC-RTX3080TI-O12G-GAMING CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 528.24 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 329 Reflection 294 Parallax 333 268% 319 fps	Gravity 272 Splatting 193 200% 232 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP S700 120GB-$30 4,522 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 443 Write 352 Mixed 21 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 13.2 4K Mixed 1 34% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 70.1 DQ Write 17.4 DQ Mixed 0.8 12% 29.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 95%
ROG ESD-S1C 500GB 261 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 429GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 39 40 40 40 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	18.8% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 39.2 Mixed 38.1 SusWrite 39.4 9% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 12.6 45% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 24 DQ Write 24.5 DQ Mixed 24.2 18% 24.2 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 93%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 4TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 168 169 171 171 170 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	23.1% Poor	Read 172 Write 162 Mixed 101 SusWrite 170 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 1.1 20% 6.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1.5 DQ Write 13 DQ Mixed 1.2 3% 5.23 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 75%
T-force 250GB 250GB 3,095 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 43GB free Firmware: Q0727A SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 345 424 451 450 451 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 291 Mixed 393 SusWrite 402 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 47.9 159% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 131 157% 274 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 123%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 59GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,978 Write 1,436 Mixed 1,088 332% 1,501 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 66.5 228% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 1,122 DQ Mixed 1,001 768% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 674GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 130 130 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 119 Write 109 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 129 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 79GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 94 95 96 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 163 Write 137 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 94.7 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 109%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB 9,937 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: 04.05G11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 58 60 61 61 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 89.2 Write 90.1 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 60.3 59% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.6 140% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 61%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 1TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 193GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 19,682 Mixed 102 7,072% 9,892 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 29.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 26.3 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 120%

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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	5,230x
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	1,128x

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	585x
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