Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '19 at 12:29
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 1,086
99% 830 Pts
64-Core 1,474
91% 1,474 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.6% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 113
Parallax 115
100% 117 fps
MRender 154
Gravity 114
Splatting 95.2
96% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 378
Write 294
Mixed 137
59% 270 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 47.9
4K Mixed 22.3
82% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 75.9
DQ Mixed 99.7
94% 154 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
29GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 135 116 129 132 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 153
Write 130
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 129
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81%
Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
12GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 121 110 116 149 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
60% Good
Read 83.3
Write 80.2
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 125
70% 93.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 60%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
172GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 80 83 81 77 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 128
Write 118
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 80.8
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.7% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 10.6
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 13.9
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 101%

 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 15,562 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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