Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	325% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180411
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 20:53
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 135 2-Core 276 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 878 84% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,129 70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.9% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 141 Parallax 132 104% 133 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 123 Splatting 104 90% 110 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 768GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1968 2310 1191 1187 1194 1193 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,523 Write 2,380 Mixed 1,497 SusWrite 1,507 443% 1,977 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 85.4 282% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,165 DQ Write 852 DQ Mixed 988 744% 1,002 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 464GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 480 479 480 479 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 484 Mixed 405 SusWrite 480 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 61.3 203% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Asmt 2115 120GB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 22GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 111 113 115 114 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 313 Write 133 Mixed 176 SusWrite 114 41% 184 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 23 79% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 125 96% 132 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 184 184 186 186 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 132 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 184 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 166 164 169 170 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 164 Mixed 101 SusWrite 166 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 174 173 174 173 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 167 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 173 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.4 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 24.2 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 94%

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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	7,123x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,250x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,666x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,206x
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 $92Bench 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	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 $179	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