Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	198% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	54.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	118.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '23 at 18:49
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 287 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 975 94% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,006 62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 195 Parallax 186 144% 186 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 187 Splatting 129 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 607 666 651 643 596 471 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,433 Write 800 Mixed 1,022 SusWrite 606 215% 965 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 57.4 186% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,242 DQ Write 800 DQ Mixed 1,010 756% 1,018 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 425%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 8GB free Firmware: 400i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 342 Write 197 Mixed 223 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 27.5 111% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 172 145% 213 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 88%
Plextor M5 Pro 512GB-$370 554 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 37GB free Firmware: 1.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 385 405 395 385 371 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 426 Mixed 302 SusWrite 368 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 55.3 4K Mixed 31.6 111% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 220 200% 306 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 106%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 714GB free Firmware: MN6OA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 109 112 109 111 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 36.1 Write 112 Mixed 62.4 SusWrite 110 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Write 1.6 89% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR64GX4M4K3733C17 4x16GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22.3 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 20.2 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 128%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING Builds (Compare 15,711 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 150%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 139%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $365

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,543x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,283x
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,372x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,516x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,326x
RTX 2080Nvidia $385Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,363x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,053x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	808x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	747x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $167Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	589x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	527x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,288

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16