Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	49.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	114% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '19 at 01:44
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 315 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,117 105% 874 Pts	64-Core 1,720 106% 1,720 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Lighting 61 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 84.3 50% 70.7 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 54.5 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Scorch M2 512GB 2,054 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 363 353 364 375 358 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 689 Mixed 537 SusWrite 383 115% 505 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 48.1 149% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 744 DQ Write 479 DQ Mixed 439 374% 554 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 164%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$154 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 864GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2122 2241 1136 1123 1129 1145 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,426 Write 2,267 Mixed 1,365 SusWrite 1,483 422% 1,885 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 80.3 263% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1500 DQ Write 1,003 DQ Mixed 1190 905% 1,231 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 372%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 179 179 178 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 133 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 178 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.2 393% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 97 101 96 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 74.1 Write 47 Mixed 76 SusWrite 98.2 55% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.4 211% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 66%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 6.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 182 183 179 179 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 178 Write 191 Mixed 120 SusWrite 183 228% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.2 207% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 339 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.4% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 20.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 112%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,508x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,248x
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,366x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,507x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,320x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,131x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,356x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,046x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	805x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	744x
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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,294

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16