Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	127% 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	128% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	34.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '22 at 21:18
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Memory 44.3 1-Core 76.9 2-Core 196 54% 106 Pts	4-Core 301 8-Core 307 40% 304 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% Nvidia(10DE 1618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 527.37 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 188 Parallax 230 133% 194 fps	MRender 228 Gravity 117 Splatting 158 135% 168 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 457 417 523 522 522 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 1047 Write 839 Mixed 750 SusWrite 471 174% 777 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 32.6 102% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 739 DQ Write 391 DQ Mixed 552 414% 561 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 90GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 200 182 216 225 226 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.3% Good	Read 279 Write 267 Mixed 254 SusWrite 204 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 34.3 4K Mixed 24.1 76% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 326 246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 192GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 204 189 222 233 233 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 278 Write 287 Mixed 267 SusWrite 210 59% 260 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 26.1 78% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 324 244% 327 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 15GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 302 Write 308 Mixed 274 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 25.4 81% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 327 248% 334 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 994GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 84 87 90 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 113 Write 99.3 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 88 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 67%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 2TB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 64 64 63 60 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 168 Write 135 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 63.8 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 110%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 1TB 351 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 18GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 57 57 58 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 91.4 Write 95.5 Mixed 60 SusWrite 57.3 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 102%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 14GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 20 19 17 18 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	6.77% Terrible	Read 5.5 Write 14 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 17.9 9% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.3 67% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 6.77% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 3x16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 3 of 4 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 13.5 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 2.6 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 4.3 16% 5.6 GB/s	Latency 183 22% 183 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 89%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 139%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,529x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	5,264x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,370x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,511x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,323x
RTX 2080Nvidia $391Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	1,133x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,361x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,049x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	806x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	746x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	588x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	526x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16