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 below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	42% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '19 at 22:35
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th 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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 967 89% 747 Pts	64-Core 1360 84% 1360 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 835GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0817B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 363 170 17 106 361 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 402 Write 331 Mixed 319 SusWrite 214 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 0.8 39% 11.5 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 13.3 DQ Mixed 1 15% 38.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 101%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 36GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,057 Write 995 Mixed 631 199% 894 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 1% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 295%

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 (61^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 24.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 28 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 150%

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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	5,474x
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 $76Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,073

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 $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) $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