Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics36.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive189% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '20 at 11:09
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 158
2-Core 302
100% 184 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 1,103
98% 832 Pts
64-Core 1,654
102% 1,654 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.8% Below average
Lighting 41.1
Reflection 57.5
Parallax 33
34% 43.9 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 48.6
Splatting 45.3
43% 53.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 918 413 420 425 459 598 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1,512
Write 1,773
Mixed 1,632
SusWrite 539
307% 1,364 MB/s
4K Read 58.1
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 58.8
236% 84.5 MB/s
DQ Read 712
DQ Write 368
DQ Mixed 801
526% 627 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 189%
Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 69 70 69 113 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
35.7% Below average
Read 48.1
Write 71.6
Mixed 40.7
SusWrite 76.2
44% 59.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
109% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 114%
Pretec 08GB 8GB
8GB free, PID e166
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 5.7 6.8 5.8 6 8.5 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
2.54% Terrible
Read 7.7
Write 6
Mixed 6
SusWrite 6.1
9% 6.45 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.54%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.7% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 23
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 34.6
SC Mixed 25.1
76% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 118%

 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 15,722 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 - $365

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,253
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HDDRAMUSB
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