Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	183% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	47.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	10.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '20 at 20:48
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$294 50,265 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 (11^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 86.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 286 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 915 87% 718 Pts	64-Core 1502 93% 1502 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2182) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 136 Parallax 133 114% 136 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 116 Splatting 87.2 92% 116 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 6,967 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 715 243 222 216 215 163 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,689 Write 961 Mixed 925 SusWrite 296 214% 968 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 62.1 210% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 845 DQ Write 602 DQ Mixed 708 533% 718 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 294%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 31GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 863 Write 831 Mixed 522 164% 738 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 47.5 158% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 528 DQ Write 382 DQ Mixed 399 313% 436 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 313%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 90GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 833 527 203 188 191 192 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 853 Write 823 Mixed 644 SusWrite 356 150% 669 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 47.8 157% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 505 DQ Write 394 DQ Mixed 456 339% 452 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 445%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 166 160 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 135 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 163 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 146 130 130 129 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 117 Write 146 Mixed 107 SusWrite 134 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 293% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 93%
USB3.0 8TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 6TB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 218 221 222 222 223 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 202 Mixed 112 SusWrite 218 136% 186 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.5 232% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%

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 way below expectations (10^th percentile)	68.1% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 21.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 22.1 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 134%

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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	5,519x
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