Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	267% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181029
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 18:24
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	PER-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 850 85% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,022 63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 159 Parallax 153 135% 159 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 138 Splatting 102 108% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1750 934 611 611 609 615 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,404 Write 2,089 Mixed 1,517 SusWrite 855 383% 1,716 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 73.2 239% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1117 DQ Write 859 DQ Mixed 968 729% 981 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 340%
Seagate SSD 1TB 975 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 420GB free Firmware: ST8S1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 466 295 454 464 464 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 462 Mixed 398 SusWrite 433 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 39.7 143% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 216 200% 307 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 153 149 154 155 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 81.2 Mixed 81 SusWrite 153 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 114%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB 14,254 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 5GB free, PID 1665 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 3.1 3.8 6 5.6 5.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	7.93% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 5.7 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 4.4 10% 9.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1 85% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.93% Great: 7%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 13GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 7.9 8.4 8.5 7.2 8.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 71 Write 6.7 Mixed 17 SusWrite 9 25% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 36% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 26.6 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 29.1 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 110%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,158x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,259x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	566x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,673x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,215x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	654x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	539x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	501x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	430x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	563x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $986

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	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