Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '18 at 23:55
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 952 99% 794 Pts	64-Core 953 59% 953 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3730) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 153 Parallax 140 112% 144 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 134 Splatting 112 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,050 Write 1,490 Mixed 688 310% 1,409 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 60.9 260% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,174 DQ Write 1,199 DQ Mixed 805 710% 1,059 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 22GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 131 130 141 138 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 407 Write 156 Mixed 206 SusWrite 132 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 43.4 177% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 162 123% 167 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 173 175 175 171 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 108 Write 140 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 170 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 3 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.1% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 13.1 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 62 65% 62 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 129%

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

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,217x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,266x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	572x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,689x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,225x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	657x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	541x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	503x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	437x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	566x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	516x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	475x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $1,013

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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