Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	209% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 11 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '23 at 13:24
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 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)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 137 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 736 80% 635 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 4076) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 174 Parallax 187 156% 184 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 136 Splatting 117 116% 146 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 728 562 496 476 452 463 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 2,119 Write 1,616 Mixed 1,450 SusWrite 529 318% 1,428 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 56.5 179% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 897 DQ Write 734 DQ Mixed 739 574% 790 MB/s
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 370%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 5GB free Firmware: S9FM01.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 28 21 26 26 10 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	13.9% Very poor	Read 48.5 Write 67.3 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 21.9 13% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 4.9 22% 7.2 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 58.2 DQ Mixed 8.5 28% 62.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 84%
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 25GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 210 126 218 213 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 152 Write 169 Mixed 144 SusWrite 172 36% 159 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 8.5 27% 8.43 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 142 116% 164 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 66%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 26GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 150 133 136 136 133 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 347 Write 158 Mixed 196 SusWrite 135 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 8.5 27% 8.4 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 154 119% 162 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 82%
Plextor PX-G256M6eA 256GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 12GB free Firmware: 1.00 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 488 Write 318 Mixed 300 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 6.8 22% 6.93 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 226 187% 270 MB/s
Poor: 96% Great: 112%
Plextor PX-256M6eA-BK 256GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 91GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 380 361 338 361 377 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 439 Write 286 Mixed 286 SusWrite 362 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 5.3 18% 5.57 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 111%
Spcc Solid State Disk 2TB 1,462 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN12429 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 347 329 332 330 333 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 270 Write 320 Mixed 311 SusWrite 336 70% 309 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 7.2 26% 7.93 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 176 136% 182 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 112%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB 9,937 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 115GB free Firmware: 04.05G11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 88 85 86 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 61.2 Write 60 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 85.9 47% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 186 194 188 190 188 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 108 Write 147 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 187 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 95% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3000C16 2x16GB 801 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 30.9 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 29.4 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

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Workstation 139%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,538x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,269x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,370x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,512x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,325x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,362x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,052x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	806x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	747x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	589x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	527x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,278

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	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