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 above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (12%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '20 at 06:40
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,139 102% 863 Pts	64-Core 1,156 72% 1,156 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	Gravity 47.7 Splatting 61.7 50% 54.7 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 92 55 89 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 509 Write 393 Mixed 361 SusWrite 69.6 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 41.1 142% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 88 DQ Mixed 83.4 87% 148 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 91%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 193GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 403 403 397 400 401 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 431 Mixed 306 SusWrite 408 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 48.6 160% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 282 230% 327 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 129GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 106 106 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 110 Write 107 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 106 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 458GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 122 122 123 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 120 Write 114 Mixed 74 SusWrite 122 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 878GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 121 121 121 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 119 Write 110 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 121 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 46.2 MC Mixed 30 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 32 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 116%

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

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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	5,497x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,234x
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	1,316x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,129x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $1,266

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 $177	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