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 (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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	188% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	21.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '23 at 13:39
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 285 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,071 98% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,108 69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87B8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.49 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 242 Reflection 214 Parallax 224 197% 227 fps	Gravity 156 Splatting 138 129% 147 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$95 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 750 407 331 284 291 273 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,358 Write 1,505 Mixed 1,265 SusWrite 389 254% 1,129 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 55.2 197% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,228 DQ Write 1,001 DQ Mixed 996 778% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 237%
Kingston SNA-DC/U3 240GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 111GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 287 182 71 71 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 360 Write 336 Mixed 311 SusWrite 147 65% 289 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 17.4 67% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 43.4 58% 105 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 55%
Intenso Portable SSD 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 79GB free Firmware: 0506 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 320 319 228 129 110 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.3% Good	Read 339 Write 363 Mixed 340 SusWrite 248 73% 322 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 34.7 4K Mixed 27.4 85% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 188 138% 181 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 68%
WD WD20SPZX-11CRAT0 2TB 18,166 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 109 111 111 110 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 129 Write 89.1 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 110 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 171% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 76%
WD WD40NPZZ-00PDPT0 4TB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 72 74 72 71 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 58.9 Write 47.9 Mixed 49 SusWrite 71.2 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.7 218% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 68%
WD WD40NPZZ-00PDPT0 4TB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 104 104 103 105 105 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
WD WD40NPZZ-00PDPT0 4TB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 109 110 108 110 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 114 Write 102 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 108 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.5 232% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 68%
WD WD30NPZZ-00PDPT0 3TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 59 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 114 Write 88.9 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 57.2 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.2 100% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 64%
WD WD30NPZZ-00PDPT0 3TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 568GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 70 70 68 69 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 67 Write 56.9 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 68.7 47% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 64%
Intenso External USB-3.0 1TB 214 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 900GB free Firmware: 1203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 95 99 98 98 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 72 Write 94.5 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 96.8 65% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 31.6 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 30 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 119%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $339

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,318x
Core i7-8700KIntel $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,385x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,529x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,337x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,139x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,370x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,061x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	815x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	751x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $129Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	595x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	532x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,266

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16