Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	119% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180920
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 11:22
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	17%

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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 i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 838 87% 699 Pts	64-Core 838 52% 838 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 868E) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 118 Reflection 109 Parallax 109 96% 112 fps	Gravity 99.6 Splatting 85.5 81% 92.5 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 314 291 286 283 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 485 Mixed 457 SusWrite 301 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 61.2 206% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 352 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 539GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 465 475 486 486 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 418 SusWrite 477 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 52 189% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 348 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 121%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 145 146 147 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 137 Write 126 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 144 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 29.1 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 31.5 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

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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	5,477x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,218x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,362x

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	1,120x

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 $113Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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