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 (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '23 at 23:25
Run Duration	306 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 678 76% 599 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41060C20 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,263 Write 1,890 Mixed 1,420 412% 1,858 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 60.6 201% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 882 DQ Write 718 DQ Mixed 722 562% 774 MB/s
Poor: 208% Great: 370%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2GB free Firmware: S9FM01.8 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 336 Write 72.2 Mixed 101 37% 170 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 4.7 21% 6.63 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 58.8 DQ Mixed 12.5 29% 60.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 84%
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 24GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 130 129 135 133 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 136 Write 182 Mixed 153 SusWrite 128 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 7.6 25% 7.87 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 126 109% 160 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 66%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 26GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 138 137 134 137 132 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 343 Write 152 Mixed 182 SusWrite 134 45% 203 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 8.2 26% 8.13 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 147 114% 157 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 82%
Plextor PX-G256M6eA 256GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 20GB free Firmware: 1.00 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 440 Write 396 Mixed 300 84% 379 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 6.4 21% 6.63 MB/s
Poor: 96% Great: 112%
Plextor PX-256M6eA-BK 256GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 89GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 347 355 329 345 347 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 458 Write 352 Mixed 280 SusWrite 342 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 5.5 18% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 111%
Spcc Solid State Disk 2TB 1,462 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN12429 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 324 323 322 316 318 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 308 Write 322 Mixed 304 SusWrite 322 71% 314 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 7.7 25% 7.7 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 204 153% 202 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 112%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB 9,937 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 35GB free Firmware: 04.05G11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 60 69 73 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 68.6 Write 70.8 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 67.9 47% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 381GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 127 134 130 133 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 116 Write 156 Mixed 79 SusWrite 132 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3000C16 2x16GB 801 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 30.3 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 26.9 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	55	60	0"	1280 720

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $365

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,520x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,258x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,368x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,509x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,322x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,357x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,048x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	806x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	745x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	587x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	525x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,281

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16