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 (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	198% 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '20 at 17:00
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 121 2-Core 211 84% 143 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 908 81% 684 Pts	64-Core 1,253 78% 1,253 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 650 423 423 424 423 423 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1604 Write 1,478 Mixed 1,339 SusWrite 461 273% 1,220 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 64.9 226% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 850 DQ Write 761 DQ Mixed 798 600% 803 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 238%
PNY CS900 960GB-$48 5,902 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 78GB free Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 204 194 250 181 122 MB/s Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	77.6% Very good	Read 271 Write 106 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 230 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 40.8 121% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 222 194% 287 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 241GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 145 161 184 183 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 140 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 169 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 107%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 750GB-$77 8,773 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 164GB free Firmware: JF4OA200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 116 118 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 108 Write 115 Mixed 65 SusWrite 118 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 68%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 84GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	30% Below average	Read 70.7 Write 70.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 67.6 80% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 25.7 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28.1 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 110%

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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	5,479x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,220x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,364x

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	1,123x

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 $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	584x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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