Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '19 at 10:35
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 939 91% 750 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Gigabyte(1458 3792) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 155 Parallax 128 108% 139 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 135 Splatting 117 98% 120 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,388 Write 1,084 Mixed 408 211% 960 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 40.9 197% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 44.2 DQ Write 810 DQ Mixed 58 155% 304 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 114GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 108 109 109 109 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 106 Write 86 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 107 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 10GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 121 121 117 123 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 87.3 Write 53.7 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 118 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.9 342% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 41GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 116 123 119 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 85.8 Write 69 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 120 55% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 365% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Desktop 3TB 573 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 1404 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 143 144 144 144 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 132 Write 128 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 143 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 108%
TS-RDF5 SD Transcend 64GB 1,196 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 49GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 23 26 26 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 30 Write 22.5 Mixed 25 SusWrite 25.9 34% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 30% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 40%
TS-RDF5 SD Transcend 64GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 60GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 26 23 26 24 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 39 Write 9 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 23.9 26% 22.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 31% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 42%
Lexar microSD RDR 2GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID b051 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 5 5 5.1 5.1 4.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	3.65% Terrible	Read 11.3 Write 4.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 5 8% 6.32 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.65% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 G.SKILL F4-3000C15-8GTZB CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 G.SKILL F4-3000C15-8GTZB 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3001, 3001, 3001, 3001 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 30.5 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 31.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 108%

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Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,180x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,263x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	569x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,681x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,220x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	656x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	540x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	501x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	436x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	564x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	512x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	474x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $977

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16