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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	121% 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '20 at 04:48
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 864 90% 722 Pts	64-Core 920 57% 920 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 87C6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 193 Reflection 181 Parallax 172 157% 182 fps	Gravity 140 Splatting 122 115% 131 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 355GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 483 485 490 390 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 489 Mixed 469 SusWrite 434 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 55.4 185% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Micron P400m-MTFDDAK400MAN 400GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 65GB free Firmware: 0200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 325 324 328 327 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 357 Write 323 Mixed 246 SusWrite 322 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 31.6 119% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 129 120% 186 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 80%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 415GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 117 141 140 142 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 141 Write 125 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 133 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 26.4 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 27.8 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 101%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,526x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,264x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,370x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,511x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,323x
RTX 2080Nvidia $391Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,361x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,049x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	806x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	746x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	588x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	526x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16