Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	136% 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	203% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	55.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '22 at 19:45
Run Duration	412 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (40^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 250 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 853 80% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,349 84% 1,349 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 185 Parallax 189 151% 186 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 164 Splatting 134 134% 168 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 551GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 868 669 162 237 164 170 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 1570 Mixed 1,084 SusWrite 378 254% 1,138 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 74.9 253% 90.2 MB/s	DQ Read 951 DQ Write 878 DQ Mixed 569 522% 799 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 282%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$149 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2285 2280 2339 1841 1431 1411 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2493 Write 2,275 Mixed 1,724 SusWrite 1,931 473% 2,106 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 78.7 264% 92.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,125 DQ Write 882 DQ Mixed 990 745% 999 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 435%
WDC WD181KRYZ-01AGBB0 18TB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 187 185 182 188 183 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 178 Write 175 Mixed 110 SusWrite 184 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 14.2 4K Mixed 0.6 22% 7.93 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 4.8 DQ Mixed 5.2 3% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 39%
Samsung 870 QVO 4TB-$279 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 485 485 485 485 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 483 Mixed 418 SusWrite 485 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 50.4 168% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%
WDC WD181KRYZ-01AGBB0 18TB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 9TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 150 147 154 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 144 Write 154 Mixed 109 SusWrite 150 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 0.7 26% 8.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 7 DQ Mixed 6.5 4% 4.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 39%
Samsung PSSD T7 2TB 567 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 696 694 698 696 698 695 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 100%
Samsung PSSD T7 2TB 567 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 374 375 374 374 374 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 295 Write 334 Mixed 309 SusWrite 374 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 29.1 93% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 202 150% 196 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 100%
Hitachi HUH721212ALE604 12TB 466 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 1.5TB free Firmware: LEGNW3D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 143 142 147 147 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 135 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 143 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.5 321% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 136%
Hitachi HUS728T8TALE6L4 8TB 1,005 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2TB free Firmware: V8GAW414 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 184 180 176 179 178 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 157 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 177 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.8 366% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 10,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.2 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 154%

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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 $272Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,512x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,250x
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,367x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,507x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,320x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,357x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,046x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	805x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $116Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	744x
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: $1,292

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16