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 way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	311% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '21 at 05:05
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 166 2-Core 331 106% 197 Pts	4-Core 658 8-Core 1094 107% 876 Pts	64-Core 1,220 76% 1,220 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 137 Reflection 114 Parallax 132 112% 127 fps	Gravity 128 Splatting 106 102% 117 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 212GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 773 809 802 799 717 649 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 3,393 Write 2,346 Mixed 1685 SusWrite 758 453% 2,046 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 79.6 264% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,044 DQ Write 1063 DQ Mixed 1,163 844% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 313%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 809GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 506 503 506 504 505 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 6,400 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 300 292 299 293 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 336 Write 223 Mixed 81 SusWrite 295 170% 234 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.6 419% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 236%
Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 640GB 14,066 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 595GB free Firmware: JEDOA60B SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 93 93 93 94 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 93 Write 91.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 90.9 59% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 51%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 252 235 221 246 231 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 29.9 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 28.8 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 105%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,475x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,217x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,362x

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	1,120x

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	1,039x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	582x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	522x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,092

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 $46

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