Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '18 at 00:50
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 229
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 694
70% 566 Pts
64-Core 908
56% 908 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.5% Very good
Lighting 94.5
Reflection 99.5
Parallax 88.2
77% 94.1 fps
MRender 96.4
Gravity 99.3
Splatting 102
82% 99.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 477
Write 427
Mixed 398
97% 434 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 46.8
159% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 351
264% 352 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 162 165 166 164 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 172
Mixed 106
SusWrite 163
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 20.1
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 22.5
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71%
Great: 104%

 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 15,583 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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