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 way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	80% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '21 at 04:15
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing way below expectations (9^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 way below expectations (11^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 228 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 588 65% 513 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3182) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 153 Reflection 150 Parallax 162 125% 155 fps	Gravity 139 Splatting 104 105% 122 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD20EZAZ-22GGJB0 2TB 169 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 359GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 104 107 110 108 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 17% Great: 30%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 262 262 275 269 267 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	80% Very good	Read 351 Write 308 Mixed 325 SusWrite 266 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 24.6 107% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 407 DQ Write 384 DQ Mixed 278 241% 356 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 185GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 17 21 26 28 34 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD My Book 25ED 4TB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 146 149 140 159 160 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3000C16-8GTZR F4-3000C15-8GTZR F4-3000C16-8GTZR F4-3000C15-8GTZR 32GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	67.4% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 22 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	5,518x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,256x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,368x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,508x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,321x
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 $130Bench 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	586x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	524x

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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