Asus ROG STRIX Z390-H GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	78.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '21 at 02:34
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 992 91% 764 Pts	64-Core 1,481 92% 1,481 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC7) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 102 Reflection 138 Parallax 85.1 83% 108 fps	Gravity 84.9 Splatting 77.4 71% 81.2 fps
Poor: 62% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30 11,181 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 180 194 180 189 175 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 190 Write 610 Mixed 281 SusWrite 172 72% 314 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 35.6 152% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 419 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 352 258% 340 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 223%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 96GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 305 337 306 305 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 475 Mixed 416 SusWrite 320 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 49.9 170% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 195 196 194 194 197 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 118 Write 133 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 191 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 106%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 775GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 81 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 88.7 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 81.7 55% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 9,684 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3866 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 29.2 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 29.9 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 126%

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Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-H GAMING - $192

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,080x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	888x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	572x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	291x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	233x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	228x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	166x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	150x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	114x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $687

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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