Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	50.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	286% 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	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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181019
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '19 at 19:06
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,005 97% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,637 101% 1,637 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.7% Above average	Lighting 61.7 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 60.5 50% 63.6 fps	MRender 74.6 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 57.3 52% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2134 708 616 613 613 614 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,457 Write 2,299 Mixed 1,399 SusWrite 883 393% 1,760 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 80.1 273% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,188 DQ Write 1,033 DQ Mixed 1,099 827% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 340%
Corsair Force 3 180GB-$384 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 167GB free Firmware: 5.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 103 81 95 101 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 121 Write 127 Mixed 142 SusWrite 96.9 28% 122 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 26.9 112% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 136 108% 152 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 58%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 181GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 247 245 246 248 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 479 Write 252 Mixed 172 SusWrite 247 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 21.4 109% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 57 103% 208 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 133 150 152 149 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 123 Write 65.8 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 148 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 143 142 142 143 142 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 144 Write 101 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 142 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 96%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 106 107 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	61% Good	Read 117 Write 103 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 106 133% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.8 260% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 63%
ST2000DL 001-9VT156 2TB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2TB free, PID 1053 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 132 122 138 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 130 Write 133 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 132 142% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 26.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 31.5 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 110%

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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	5,497x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,233x
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