Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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.
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.

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

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190805
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 06:34
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 874 91% 733 Pts	64-Core 876 54% 876 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37CB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 127 Parallax 141 109% 134 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 126 Splatting 100 107% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Optane+932GBHDD 1TB 6,924 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 687GB free (System drive) Firmware: 17.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 565 570 525 124 152 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 88%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 127 127 125 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	49% Average	Read 44.3 Write 95.5 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 126 59% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.4 276% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 1.5TB 802 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 612GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 7.7 7.4 5.7 7.1 5.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 39 Write 14.7 Mixed 14 SusWrite 6.5 21% 18.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB 17,710 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 28.9 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 26.1 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 97%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 138%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-I GAMING - $280

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	552x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	524x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	260x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	153x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	125x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	114x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	176x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	126x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	86x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $160Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	93x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	86x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	75x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,228

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