Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	97.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '18 at 14:57
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 289 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 920 89% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,198 74% 1,198 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1E87) ≥ 4GB; Palit GamingPro OC CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 168 Parallax 177 140% 172 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 145 Splatting 107 114% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 390 394 395 405 398 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 434 Mixed 258 SusWrite 399 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 60.4 4K Mixed 37.3 126% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 278 229% 328 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 173GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 469 486 479 490 491 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 456 Mixed 396 SusWrite 483 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.4 204% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
Intel Optane+3.6TBHDD 19 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3.5TB free Firmware: 16.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 262 268 261 109 103 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 120%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.1% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 54.1% 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	7,127x
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	1,207x
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	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 $295	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 $40	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