Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	120% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '21 at 09:32
Run Duration	327 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	85%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 764 76% 617 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 164 Parallax 164 129% 162 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 138 Splatting 121 117% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 256GB-$100 2,451 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 388 360 293 380 367 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 466 Write 412 Mixed 294 SusWrite 362 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 33.9 120% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 166 154% 237 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 106%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 106GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 473 437 385 445 314 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 470 Mixed 451 SusWrite 420 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 47.4 156% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
WDC WD40 EFAX-68JH4N0 4TB 32GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 72 72 70 70 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	11.3% Very poor	Read 79.7 Write 69.7 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 71.5 16% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 1 13% 4.83 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 1 2% 3.6 MB/s

Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 8GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 109 103 115 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 96 Write 90.9 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 105 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 104%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2GB free Firmware: 0108 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 88.1 Write 111 Mixed 66.5 66% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.2 297% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 7GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 34.4 Write 34.9 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 21.4 40% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 18GB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 30 27 27 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 83.9 Write 95.3 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 38.2 97% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.4 124% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 8GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	27% Poor	Read 34.5 Write 34.6 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 21.3 40% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.6 213% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA HDWG180 8TB 2TB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 160 166 160 163 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.2% Good	Read 153 Write 156 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 163 180% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.1 98% 1.17 MB/s

TOSHIBA HDWG180 8TB 1GB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 6.7 Write 86.4 Mixed 36.7 68% 43.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
KLEVV IM4AGU88A30-FGGHMB 2x16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 26.4 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 20.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 24: 3R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
24%	62%	13	109	6	60	24.1"	2048 1152	SAM0985 S27B970

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Desktop 101%

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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 $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 $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