Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	87.7% 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 (11%). 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 20:27
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 966 96% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,251 77% 1,251 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB; founders edition CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 169 Parallax 169 152% 175 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 155 Splatting 111 121% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 304GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 253 219 271 253 271 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 466 Write 358 Mixed 222 SusWrite 250 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 36.9 125% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 220 196% 297 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 635GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 89 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 82.2 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 86.8 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 57%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 50GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 97 96 96 96 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 97 Write 94.5 Mixed 65 SusWrite 94.3 65% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$109 12,285 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 890GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 130 129 128 130 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 137 Write 139 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 127 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 31.4 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 31.9 96% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 97%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,117x
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 $76Bench 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 $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	472x

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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