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 above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	271% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '19 at 01:29
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 876 92% 735 Pts	64-Core 879 54% 879 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 558 425 425 425 423 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,550 Write 1,809 Mixed 1,484 SusWrite 447 349% 1,573 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 84.4 283% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1015 DQ Write 1,416 DQ Mixed 1158 891% 1,196 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 302%
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$149 3,554 User benchmarks, average bench 221% 416GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1516 1551 1520 1551 1517 1529 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,429 Write 1474 Mixed 1,121 SusWrite 1,531 365% 1,639 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 83.7 280% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 1,319 DQ Write 1,052 DQ Mixed 958 779% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 322%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 256GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 483 218 155 154 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 486 Mixed 402 SusWrite 272 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42 155% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 307 224% 289 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 592GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 168 168 169 170 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 109 Write 75.3 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 167 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 40.5 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 41.9 29% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 32.8 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

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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 - $193

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,477x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,218x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,362x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,503x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,315x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,120x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,345x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,040x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	802x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	738x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	583x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	522x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,095

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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