Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42.2% 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	228% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '19 at 17:50
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 166 2-Core 304 105% 189 Pts	4-Core 661 8-Core 1,124 108% 893 Pts	64-Core 1,370 85% 1,370 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 387GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 475 475 473 410 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 451 Mixed 427 SusWrite 434 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 64.3 221% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 269 202% 270 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 636 322 324 323 323 320 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,804 Write 1,500 Mixed 558 SusWrite 375 234% 1,059 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 60.9 257% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,201 DQ Write 1,291 DQ Mixed 757 704% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 316GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 472 469 468 462 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 450 Mixed 381 SusWrite 469 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 68.4 228% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 106GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 128 134 134 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 389 Write 396 Mixed 353 SusWrite 144 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 20.9 127% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 17.8 61% 135 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 822GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 149 149 152 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 150 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 150 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 28.4 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 34.1 96% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 44.9 89% 44.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $193

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,478x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,219x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,363x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,503x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,315x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,121x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,345x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,040x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	802x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	738x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	583x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	522x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,095

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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