Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics130% 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 Drive263% 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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 16 '19 at 23:03
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 249
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 859
81% 674 Pts
64-Core 1,255
78% 1,255 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
130% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 168
Parallax 177
145% 175 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 160
Splatting 112
124% 158 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 130%
Great: 139%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
877GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1687 1029 1068 1089 1117 1087 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 1,925
Write 1,944
Mixed 1287
SusWrite 1,180
356% 1,584 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 66.6
222% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,113
DQ Write 918
DQ Mixed 1010
758% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 263%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
60.1% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 18.2
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 17.3
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 112%

 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 15,588 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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