Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180814
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJul 11 '20 at 21:25
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 59%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600-$165
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 83.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 590
64% 509 Pts
64-Core 646
40% 646 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.5% Above average
Lighting 63.5
Reflection 66.2
Parallax 63.4
52% 64.4 fps
MRender 62.9
Gravity 61.7
Splatting 62.6
51% 62.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 134 34 133 33 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
45.8% Average
Read 357
Write 148
Mixed 201
SusWrite 67.9
43% 194 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 39.9
4K Mixed 21
84% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 47.8
DQ Write 27.4
DQ Mixed 29.9
24% 35 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 191 192 191 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 146
Mixed 84
SusWrite 190
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
62.6% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 21.1
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 15.6
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 107%

 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 15,522 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 - $193

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,076
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Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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