Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '20 at 13:06
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 271 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 688 74% 589 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 98.2 Reflection 89.2 Parallax 90.3 80% 92.6 fps	Gravity 86.3 Splatting 74.5 70% 80.4 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
M.2 PCIE G3X4 NVMe 1TB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 215% 441GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1458 1002 990 999 995 987 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,771 Write 2,039 Mixed 1,425 SusWrite 1072 355% 1,577 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 48.9 164% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 871 DQ Write 646 DQ Mixed 810 592% 776 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 285%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2123 2142 1515 1495 1504 1489 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,324 Write 2,246 Mixed 1,581 SusWrite 1,711 442% 1,965 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 75 241% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 809 DQ Write 557 DQ Mixed 784 558% 716 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 410%
SABRENT 1TB 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1152 85 96 159 558 845 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

USB 3.0 2TB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 893GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 169 174 179 180 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 128 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 168 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.6 211% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 106%
USB 3.0 1TB 599 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 698GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 169 174 179 180 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 172 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 168 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 30.5 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 28.2 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 120%

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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	5,498x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,235x
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