Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	90.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	9.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '21 at 08:38
Run Duration	395 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 704 78% 613 Pts	64-Core 702 43% 702 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 163 Parallax 165 118% 158 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 144 Splatting 119 116% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 256GB-$100 2,451 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 320 319 343 348 324 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 406 Mixed 288 SusWrite 334 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 35.5 130% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 165 152% 236 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 106%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 72GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 409 321 326 303 283 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 468 Mixed 450 SusWrite 349 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 51.8 171% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 348 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
WDC WD40 EFAX-68JH4N0 4TB 32GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 71 72 72 72 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	14.4% Very poor	Read 93.8 Write 76.3 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 71.4 17% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 0.9 22% 7.03 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 9.7 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 3.8 MB/s

Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 8GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 107 102 117 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 103 Write 100 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 104 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 104%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2GB free Firmware: 0108 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 101 Write 103 Mixed 77.2 70% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.1 273% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 7GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 20 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 35.4 Write 34.9 Mixed 29 SusWrite 20.9 40% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 18GB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 21 22 23 29 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 49.2 Write 77.1 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 24.7 73% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 8GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 20 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 33.4 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 20.7 38% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 116% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA HDWG180 8TB 4.5TB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 204 194 206 202 203 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.5% Very good	Read 193 Write 205 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 203 224% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 108% 1.27 MB/s

TOSHIBA HDWG180 8TB 1GB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 125 Write 134 Mixed 72.6 138% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 105% 1.27 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
KLEVV IM4AGU88A30-FGGHMB 2x16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.9% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 25.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 38: 4R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
38%	27%	51	269	184	60	24.1"	2048 1152	SAM0985 S27B970

History: Score 29: 4R 2G 3B | Score 38: 4R 4G 6B

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,500x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,239x
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	1,317x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,130x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,045x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	803x

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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,314

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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