Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	254% 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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Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 04:08
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 84.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 227 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 742 70% 581 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 8660) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.6 39% 49 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.1 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 741GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1102 1187 1175 1247 1264 1261 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2064 Write 1,744 Mixed 1350 SusWrite 1206 356% 1,591 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 63.2 194% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 893 DQ Write 733 DQ Mixed 765 586% 797 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 322GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 423 460 462 473 475 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 455 Mixed 368 SusWrite 454 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 49.4 164% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 350 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 13GB free Firmware: CS131122 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 432 Write 454 Mixed 341 91% 409 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 31.7 121% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 176 173% 274 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 127 131 128 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 102 Write 107 Mixed 64 SusWrite 129 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 522GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 116 119 119 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 115 Write 116 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 118 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 14,907 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	61.3% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 19.9 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 17.5 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 121%

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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	5,494x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,228x
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 $394Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,128x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,350x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,043x
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	585x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	523x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,271

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
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