Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	262% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '18 at 23:51
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 312 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 861 93% 741 Pts	64-Core 905 56% 905 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6686) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 155 Parallax 133 120% 145 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 142 Splatting 112 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1130 1015 1158 1100 1085 1092 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 1,244 Write 1,105 Mixed 983 SusWrite 1,097 249% 1,107 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 96.4 304% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,336 DQ Write 921 DQ Mixed 993 778% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 333%
WD WD5000AAJS-00TKA0 2TB 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 17 Mixed 53.7 28% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1 MB/s

WD WD10EURX 1TB-$26 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 96GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 74 74 74 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 73.5 Write 77.7 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 73.8 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 87%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$26 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 469GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 125 125 127 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 124 Write 127 Mixed 113 SusWrite 125 91% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 1x8GB 1,915 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 3 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 16.2 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 51%

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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 $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,225x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,269x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	572x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,692x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,226x
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 $104Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	503x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	438x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	567x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	516x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $129Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	475x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $1,025

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	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 $35	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16