Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	242% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	56.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '21 at 21:51
Run Duration	526 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 82.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 290 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 1027 93% 784 Pts	64-Core 1,550 96% 1,550 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 155 Reflection 153 Parallax 169 126% 159 fps	Gravity 135 Splatting 118 111% 127 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 587 273 259 250 259 281 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,448 Write 358 Mixed 1,603 SusWrite 318 259% 1,182 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 79.5 265% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,050 DQ Write 826 DQ Mixed 913 690% 930 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 340%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 27GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 401 423 437 438 442 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 454 Mixed 389 SusWrite 398 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 43.2 141% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 289 235% 333 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 10.5TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 9.7 10 9.4 11 11 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 149 Write 10.5 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 10.2 35% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.3 114% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 873GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 41 41 41 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 36.5 Write 39.4 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 40.3 28% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 230% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 94%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 182GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 103 101 105 102 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 107 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 103 134% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 212% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 95%
Sabrent Disk Device 3TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 212GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 34.1 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 0.3 32% 24.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 55%
Sabrent Disk Device 2TB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 635GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 37 38 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 38.3 Write 39 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 37.4 52% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 13.5 1,042% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 13.3 DQ Write 19.3 DQ Mixed 15.6 1,236% 16.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 123%
Sabrent Disk Device 2TB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 303GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 37.7 Write 37.8 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 4.6 38% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 16.4 4K Mixed 13.4 1,055% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 12.5 DQ Write 17.9 DQ Mixed 14.7 1,155% 15 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 123%
Sabrent Disk Device 8TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 35.9 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 0.3 33% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1.4 197% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 74%
Sabrent Disk Device 8TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 184 Write 189 Mixed 124 SusWrite 3.5 158% 125 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 1.6 330% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 74%
Sabrent Disk Device 2TB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 495GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 116 115 117 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 236 Write 228 Mixed 218 SusWrite 112 264% 198 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 20.5 1,622% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 18.2 DQ Write 33.7 DQ Mixed 23.5 2,013% 25.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 123%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 34GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 91 98 99 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 84.4 Write 91.9 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 94.1 120% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 211% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 95%
Sabrent Disk Device 10TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 9TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 117 116 118 118 118 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 222 Write 199 Mixed 141 SusWrite 113 219% 169 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1.3 308% 8.63 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 104%
Sabrent Disk Device 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 19GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 92.8 Write 97.6 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 3.5 78% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 170% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 5,791 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	69.4% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 21.9 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 134%

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Workstation 139%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $369

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,501x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,241x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,364x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,504x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,317x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,130x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,353x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,045x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	803x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	743x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	586x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	524x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,286

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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