Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 18:25
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$155 321,194 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 (83^rd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 697 79% 618 Pts	64-Core 720 45% 720 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 86FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 130 Reflection 118 Parallax 123 106% 124 fps	Gravity 115 Splatting 102 95% 108 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

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% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,130 Write 1,982 Mixed 1,341 404% 1,818 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 68.8 239% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,005 DQ Write 1,138 DQ Mixed 1,097 819% 1,080 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Cl1-3d512-q11 NVMe SSSTC 512GB 578 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 268GB free Firmware: 22321112 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 996 914 116 94 95 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,501 Write 979 Mixed 890 SusWrite 384 208% 938 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 24.1 150% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 657 DQ Write 926 DQ Mixed 458 439% 680 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 162%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 24GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 450 Write 430 Mixed 410 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 50.3 164% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 984GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 96 95 96 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 93.3 Mixed 61 SusWrite 94.7 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3000C15 2x8GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 28 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 28.9 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 102%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 138%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING - $280

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	552x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	524x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	260x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	153x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	125x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	114x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	126x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $160Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	93x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	86x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	75x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,228

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