Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	212% 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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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '19 at 04:45
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$188 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 973 98% 794 Pts	64-Core 1,263 78% 1,263 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 142 Parallax 122 107% 132 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 127 Splatting 104 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 327 327 309 290 272 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,887 Write 1431 Mixed 518 SusWrite 359 232% 1,049 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 52.6 206% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 1,284 DQ Mixed 771 693% 1,040 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 480GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 476 474 482 482 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 466 Mixed 446 SusWrite 477 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58.3 197% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 17GB free Firmware: 504ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 136 140 142 138 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 394 Write 152 Mixed 202 SusWrite 139 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 39.3 153% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 123 106% 156 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 875GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 152 152 153 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 158 Write 151 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 153 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 750GB 1,494 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 566GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 110 109 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 108 Write 109 Mixed 38 SusWrite 109 121% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 27.1 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 29.2 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 107%

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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	5,470x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,217x
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,360x

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	1,119x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,344x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,037x
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 $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	582x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	522x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,076

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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