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 (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	93.7% 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	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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 02:38
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 906 88% 723 Pts	64-Core 1,373 85% 1,373 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3754) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 109 Reflection 109 Parallax 103 88% 107 fps	Gravity 94.1 Splatting 81.4 77% 87.8 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 280 290 278 275 270 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 409 Mixed 382 SusWrite 280 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 43.3 142% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 332 248% 329 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 129%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 240GB 4,783 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 134GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 254 102 103 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 442 Write 385 Mixed 342 SusWrite 155 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 32 119% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 209 184% 273 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 87%
DMI Ultra Disk Drive 1TB 483GB free, PID b311 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.7% Very poor	Read 35 Write 30 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 34.2 43% 31.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.17 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.8% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.2 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 22 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 120%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $369

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,499x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,236x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,364x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,504x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,317x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,130x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,044x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	802x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	740x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	586x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	524x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,271

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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