Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '19 at 07:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 88.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 224
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 722
69% 572 Pts
64-Core 967
60% 967 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.9% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 137
Parallax 119
101% 127 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 122
Splatting 100
89% 110 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 427
Write 403
Mixed 229
78% 353 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 46.6
162% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 252
211% 308 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 190 192 190 189 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 190
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 189
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 109%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
70.7% Very good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 21.5
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 22.3
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 106%

 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 15,584 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: $1,266
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