Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.1% 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	206% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180322
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '18 at 07:06
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 133 2-Core 270 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 846 82% 677 Pts	64-Core 1,211 75% 1,211 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.1 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 607 290 290 287 287 288 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,930 Write 1,341 Mixed 507 SusWrite 342 227% 1,030 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 56.3 209% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,062 DQ Write 929 DQ Mixed 649 581% 880 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 139GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1369 308 308 308 308 306 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,954 Write 1,538 Mixed 580 SusWrite 485 252% 1,139 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 53.6 205% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1089 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 756 642% 939 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 236%
ACASIS 1TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 954GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 383 382 386 388 388 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 373 Write 364 Mixed 358 SusWrite 382 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 48.4 157% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 233 173% 230 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 91%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 466GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 154 153 136 148 153 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 160 Write 157 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 148 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 24.5 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 21 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 101%

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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