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 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	95.4% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '21 at 21:52
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 250 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 782 77% 631 Pts	64-Core 1,041 64% 1,041 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 113 Reflection 108 Parallax 111 92% 111 fps	Gravity 101 Splatting 92.9 85% 97.1 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 366 326 317 307 298 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 421 Mixed 358 SusWrite 334 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 39.8 136% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 255 204% 289 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 123%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 139 133 133 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 143 Write 173 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 139 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128 11,448 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 929GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 129 128 129 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 133 Write 129 Mixed 95.3 SusWrite 129 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 74%
WD My Passport 264F 500GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 406GB free Firmware: 2005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 44 43 43 44 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 35%
TOSHIBA MK3252GSX 320GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 265GB free, PID a002 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 29.1 Write 36.3 Mixed 25 SusWrite 37.3 44% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.4% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 19.9 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 31: 4R 3G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
31%	20%	44	103	5	60	27.2"	2560 1440	GSM7706 LG HDR 4K

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,496x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,231x
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	1,316x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,129x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,351x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,044x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	802x

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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,266

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