Asus ROG STRIX Z390-H GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	192% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190603
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '19 at 01:50
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 826 86% 689 Pts	64-Core 823 51% 823 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1222 385 301 302 300 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,182 Write 1,006 Mixed 542 SusWrite 468 178% 800 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 53.4 201% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,142 DQ Write 1,300 DQ Mixed 824 730% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 275GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 486 361 287 260 256 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 480 Mixed 408 SusWrite 356 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 60.3 191% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 258 220% 322 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 126%
FCCT240M500SSD1 240GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 168GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 270 271 271 271 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 436 Write 274 Mixed 302 SusWrite 271 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 35.4 134% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 184 166% 252 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 90%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB 9,937 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: 04.05G11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 101 102 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 111 Write 100 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 102 73% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 61%

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 as expected (40^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 21.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23.1 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 104%

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Gaming 104%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 96%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-H GAMING - $192

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,080x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	887x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	572x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	291x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	232x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	228x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	166x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	150x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	114x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $687

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16