Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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	261% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '18 at 19:52
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,062 103% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,313 81% 1,313 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 200 Parallax 181 156% 191 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 187 Splatting 131 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1246 294 298 304 303 303 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2434 Write 1,459 Mixed 1,293 SusWrite 458 312% 1,411 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 84.8 290% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 1,090 DQ Mixed 998 761% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 472GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 488 487 483 485 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 481 Mixed 447 SusWrite 484 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 62.8 213% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 3,868 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 2TB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 114 114 113 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 113 Write 110 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 113 127% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 23 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 27.7 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	7,128x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,253x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,667x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,208x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	499x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	427x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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