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 as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180920
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '19 at 06:25
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (57^th 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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 228 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 877 79% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,240 77% 1,240 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 491 Write 380 Mixed 358 91% 410 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 39.6 137% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 232 191% 272 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 777GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 480 480 481 481 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 478 Mixed 458 SusWrite 480 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 52.9 176% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 355 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 931GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 480 480 481 481 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 474 Mixed 453 SusWrite 480 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 52.2 174% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 265 224% 327 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 875GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 176 177 178 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 178 Mixed 109 SusWrite 176 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 125 123 122 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 114 Write 122 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 123 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	67.1% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.4 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 22.2 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 105%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $193

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,479x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,219x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,364x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,503x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,315x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,122x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,345x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,040x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	802x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	738x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	583x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	522x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,095

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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