Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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.
Boot Drive	88.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '18 at 16:22
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 852 83% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.59 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 149 Parallax 125 113% 138 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 134 Splatting 107 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 264 261 259 255 248 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 357 Write 348 Mixed 234 SusWrite 258 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 46.5 153% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 218 172% 237 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 119%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$140 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 18GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 116 118 116 119 MB/s Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	79.1% Very good	Read 209 Write 189 Mixed 252 SusWrite 118 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 44.3 174% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 176 147% 216 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1TB free Firmware: CC96 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 107 101 104 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 124 Write 115 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 103 71% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 171 175 175 175 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 145 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 173 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 358GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 87 86 86 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 83.1 Write 85 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 85.8 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 70%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 22GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 56 56 54 57 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 53.1 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 55.5 38% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 63%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 872GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 82 83 85 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 117 Write 96.5 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 82.2 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 105 Write 105 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 109 128% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 3 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.1% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 11.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.9 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 104%

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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	7,117x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,240x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,663x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,205x
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 $95Bench 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	562x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	511x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	472x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $979

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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