Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% 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	293% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 21:14
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 88.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,147 104% 873 Pts	64-Core 1,162 72% 1,162 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 187 Parallax 192 150% 188 fps	MRender 209 Gravity 165 Splatting 135 135% 170 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 2048GB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 257% 528GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 979 1030 1048 1029 1036 1009 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,168 Write 2,285 Mixed 1,617 SusWrite 1,022 398% 1,773 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 76.9 257% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,564 DQ Write 1,333 DQ Mixed 1,433 1,078% 1,443 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 330%
Samsung PM851a 2.5 7mm 1024GB 306 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 946GB free Firmware: EXV01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 486 485 487 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 479 Mixed 319 SusWrite 485 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 40.2 151% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 314 246% 341 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
Ssdpekkf010t8 NVMe INTEL 1024GB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 69GB free Firmware: D05N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,416 Write 1,242 Mixed 1,280 362% 1,646 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 96.2 314% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,320 DQ Write 1,018 DQ Mixed 1,156 868% 1,165 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 291%
411 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 15GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 3.6 3.9 7 7 6.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	8.26% Terrible	Read 24.7 Write 5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 5.1 11% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 82% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.26% Great: 10%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 110GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 61 63 63 63 63 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 12% Great: 113%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.2% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 11.9 38% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 13.4 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 41.2% 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 - $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 $178	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