Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	214% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '18 at 20:14
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	MKD-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i7-8700K-$191 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 289 101% 181 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,038 102% 833 Pts	64-Core 1,310 81% 1,310 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 606 299 297 298 293 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,961 Write 1,221 Mixed 551 SusWrite 348 224% 1,020 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 53.9 213% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,151 DQ Write 1065 DQ Mixed 666 621% 960 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 82GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 436 420 391 378 357 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 478 Mixed 382 SusWrite 403 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 50.5 181% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 358 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 192GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 294 294 293 294 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 488 Mixed 403 SusWrite 312 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 62.1 212% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 469GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 161 165 165 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 151 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 164 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 443GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 149 147 148 150 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 159 Write 142 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 149 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C15 2x16GB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 30.7 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 30.4 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 115%

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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 $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,225x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,269x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	572x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,692x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,226x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	657x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	541x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	503x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	438x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	567x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	516x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $129Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	475x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $1,025

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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