Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive246% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180920
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 15 '19 at 07:19
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 268
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 711
76% 603 Pts
64-Core 697
43% 697 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 103%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1342 310 309 312 310 308 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,122
Write 1,461
Mixed 1,109
SusWrite 482
287% 1,293 MB/s
4K Read 57.5
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 76.8
258% 90.6 MB/s
DQ Read 985
DQ Write 1,330
DQ Mixed 1,006
802% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 246%
Great: 280%
WD WD1600BEVS-22UST0 160GB
74GB free
Firmware: 04.01G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 28 29 29 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Read 29.3
Write 27.6
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 28.5
20% 27.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 34%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 172 175 175 174 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 176
Mixed 94.7
SusWrite 174
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.3% Good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 20.7
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 21.3
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 58.9
68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING Builds (Compare 15,590 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 150%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 139%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,271
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HDDRAMUSB
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