Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	336% 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.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180322
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 02:34
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	94%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 246 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 820 80% 654 Pts	64-Core 1,126 70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.4% 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 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 152 Parallax 143 116% 145 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 136 Splatting 111 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 280GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1650 2037 2031 2018 2017 1959 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,540 Write 2,167 Mixed 1,376 SusWrite 1,952 450% 2,009 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 72 249% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 748 DQ Mixed 879 653% 868 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 393%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 271GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 34 250 166 61 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 444 Write 373 Mixed 254 SusWrite 134 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 9.1 39% 10.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 258GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 125 124 123 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 120 Write 120 Mixed 62 SusWrite 124 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 114%
TS-RDF5 SD Transcend 128GB 589 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 111GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 58 65 85 86 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 90.7 Write 74.5 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 73.1 103% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 4.2 289% 5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.9% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.5 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 23.1 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 114%

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Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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