Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	115% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	13.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '18 at 22:45
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 826 81% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,041 64% 1,041 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 329 247 232 214 198 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 479 Mixed 360 SusWrite 282 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59.6 199% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 358 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB 14,293 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 13GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 63 72 74 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 191 Write 79.2 Mixed 106 SusWrite 72.1 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 30.6 121% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 75.2 DQ Mixed 94.9 74% 103 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 51%
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$4 10,188 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 150GB free Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 808 557 560 559 565 442 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,378 Write 1256 Mixed 1,106 SusWrite 582 242% 1,080 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 86.8 284% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,189 DQ Write 929 DQ Mixed 1,016 772% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 293%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 234GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 67 86 71 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 50.7 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 68.3 39% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 96%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 190GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 63 65 69 66 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 74.2 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 64.6 51% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 63%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 209GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 135 131 122 121 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 138 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 128 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 9,254 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.9% Good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 19.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 11.8 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 117%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $210

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,123x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,252x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,666x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,206x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	654x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	537x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	499x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	425x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	563x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	511x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	473x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $979

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16