Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	160% 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	67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	55.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, , , 4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '20 at 05:39
Run Duration	327 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (45^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-$395 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 939 88% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,563 97% 1,563 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 5700-XT-$150 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 115 Parallax 248 110% 166 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 129 Splatting 161 113% 135 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%
Nvidia Titan RTX-$1,311 2,418 User benchmarks, average bench 168% Nvidia(10DE 12A3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 223 Parallax 221 176% 220 fps	MRender 277 Gravity 238 Splatting 150 174% 222 fps
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 179%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$229 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 149 152 153 156 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 478 Write 163 Mixed 156 SusWrite 161 52% 239 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 23.2 93% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 269 191% 248 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 122%
WDC WDS250G2B0B-00YS70 1TB 254GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 458 457 454 455 431 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 461 Write 450 Mixed 384 SusWrite 449 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 30.3 122% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 236 205% 306 MB/s

WDC WDBA3V0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 5,585 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 901GB free Firmware: 211070WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1539 837 840 840 840 841 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,554 Write 1697 Mixed 1,407 SusWrite 956 316% 1,404 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 71.6 249% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,040 DQ Write 904 DQ Mixed 1,010 747% 985 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 274%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 114GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 109 110 110 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 115 Write 112 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 109 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 593GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 61 73 80 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 73 Write 1.8 Mixed 54 SusWrite 75.2 38% 51 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 68%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 87 88 80 86 80 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	46% Average	Read 72.2 Write 1.7 Mixed 67 SusWrite 87.4 43% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 141% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 68%
Lacie P9233 8TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 131 137 127 134 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 108 Write 138 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 131 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 306% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 92%
ST2000DX 001-1CM164 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 99GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 120 119 120 119 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 141 Write 91.2 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 119 138% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.6 258% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 81%
ST2000VN 000-1HJ164 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 120 120 120 120 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.2% Above average	Read 164 Write 173 Mixed 74 SusWrite 120 175% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 67%
Mass Storage Device 1TB 3,987 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 657GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 36 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 26.5 Mixed 24 SusWrite 36.7 41% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 32%
HGST HUH 728080ALE604 8TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 654GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.7 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.5 2.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.5% Poor	Read 99.2 Write 114 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 0.9 88% 69 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.3 99% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 5,791 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.9 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 24.5 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 134%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING Builds (Compare 15,987 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 150%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 139%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $339

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,660x
Core i9-9900KIntel $395Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,365x
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,395x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $365Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,539x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,341x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,149x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,382x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,069x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	824x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $102Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	754x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $118Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	600x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	535x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,152

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $234	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406