Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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	105% 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	318% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 08:07
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	CRI-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 858 90% 721 Pts	64-Core 850 53% 850 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 140 Parallax 119 105% 129 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 151 Splatting 121 108% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 422GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1828 809 605 608 601 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,370 Write 2202 Mixed 1,394 SusWrite 842 380% 1,702 MB/s	4K Read 70.3 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 94.4 317% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,814 DQ Write 1,493 DQ Mixed 1,512 1,171% 1,607 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 635GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 460 461 461 459 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 463 Mixed 434 SusWrite 459 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 66.8 225% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 286GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 68.6 Write 65.1 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 70.9 78% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 44%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 54GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 142 Write 74.9 Mixed 71.9 110% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.3 140% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3296 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 30.3 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 31.8 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%

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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	7,128x
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	1,208x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $90Bench 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 $300	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 $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