Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 02:26
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 896 93% 746 Pts	64-Core 1,280 79% 1,280 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.4% Average	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 63 Parallax 51.2 44% 56.3 fps	MRender 78.1 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 71.3 56% 68 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 293 295 299 300 302 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 297 Mixed 303 SusWrite 296 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 41.7 165% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 241 206% 304 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 197GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 482 483 482 481 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 491 Mixed 463 SusWrite 481 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 57.4 195% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 207 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 186GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 395 397 401 401 360 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 391 Write 393 Mixed 364 SusWrite 391 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 28.6 91% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 147 110% 146 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 79%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 475 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 21GB free, PID 009f Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 8.4 7.2 8.4 8.4 8.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	7.01% Terrible	Read 25.2 Write 1.8 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 7.7 11% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.01% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 1x16GB 13,628 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 13.9 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 59%

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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 $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,113x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,240x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	564x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,663x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,203x
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	497x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	425x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 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: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,006

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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