Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	250% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '18 at 06:38
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	BHS-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i7-8700-$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 (98^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 838 83% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,109 69% 1,109 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 197 Parallax 181 147% 186 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 177 Splatting 126 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 597 329 330 329 327 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,419 Write 1469 Mixed 975 SusWrite 373 289% 1309 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 81.6 282% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 982 DQ Mixed 995 743% 984 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 280%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB 7,087 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 95GB free Firmware: 04.01G01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 47 51 51 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 40 Write 42.7 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 49.2 33% 43.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 63%
Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB-$50 10,446 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 6GB free Firmware: AX001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 40 38 41 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 38 Write 35.2 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 38.5 25% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 54%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 139GB free Firmware: SM36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 86 86 86 84 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 89.2 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 85.2 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 385% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 65%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 563GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 114 114 115 116 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 138 Write 124 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 114 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 133GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 151 151 150 150 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 79.2 Write 109 Mixed 29 SusWrite 151 67% 92 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 361% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 108%
UFD 3.0 Silicon-Power64G 64GB 561 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 23GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 38 34 29 34 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 132 Write 81.2 Mixed 45.3 SusWrite 33.8 86% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.5 175% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 20.2 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 22.7 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.5% 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	7,118x
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 $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	473x

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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