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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	16.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 01:34
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 281 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 974 89% 747 Pts	64-Core 1,533 95% 1,533 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3081) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 156 Reflection 229 Parallax 146 127% 177 fps	Gravity 148 Splatting 124 119% 136 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 246 239 229 240 237 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 349 Mixed 389 SusWrite 257 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 55.7 184% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 500GB 2,934 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 171GB free Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 457 460 441 429 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 441 Mixed 428 SusWrite 419 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 57.4 193% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 118%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 139GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 927 426 427 428 401 394 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,543 Write 1,603 Mixed 1,176 SusWrite 500 270% 1,206 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 69.9 242% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 955 DQ Mixed 997 776% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 237%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 319GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 390 390 390 389 367 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	77% Very good	Read 387 Write 387 Mixed 363 SusWrite 386 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 29.8 97% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 109 98% 149 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 3x8GB 381 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 21 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 21.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 103%

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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	5,478x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,219x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,363x

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	1,121x

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	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 $125	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