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 above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	103% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '20 at 03:13
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$295 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 287 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,112 102% 854 Pts	64-Core 1125 70% 1125 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 85.2 Reflection 42.8 Parallax 39 69% 55.7 fps	Gravity 39.7 Splatting 34.9 33% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 476 477 480 484 477 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 474 Mixed 457 SusWrite 476 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 51.7 172% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 195 186 176 171 183 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 480 Mixed 366 SusWrite 211 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 52.6 175% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 350 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 92GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 286 257 246 244 241 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 480 Mixed 463 SusWrite 284 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 51.5 172% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 349 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 929GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 103 101 104 103 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 52 SusWrite 99.1 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 62%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 371GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 111 113 113 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 56 SusWrite 109 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 62%
WDC WD10 JPVX-22JC3T0 1TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 863GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 108 107 110 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 109 132% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21.6 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 21.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 101%

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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	5,499x
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