Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	31.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	134% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

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Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '18 at 05:39
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$320 420,955 User benchmarks, average bench 94% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 286 100% 176 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 943 97% 762 Pts	64-Core 1,137 76% 1,137 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$540 605,473 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.1% Below average	Lighting 382 Reflection 352 Parallax 374 100% 369 fps	MRender 227 Gravity 54.3 Splatting 50.6 28% 111 fps
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 114%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$140 493,584 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 473 473 474 471 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 479 Mixed 412 SusWrite 453 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 65.9 226% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$8 37,281 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 10GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 6.9 7.1 7.2 6.9 7.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	6.27% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 7.2 Mixed 12 SusWrite 7.5 14% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.7 46% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.27% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 143,334 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 26.9 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 29.8 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 107%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Typical ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING Builds (Compare 5,597 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 125%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 114%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $240

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $320Bench 94%, 420,955 samples	3,797x
Core i5-8600KIntel $234Bench 93%, 165,747 samples	695x
Core i7-8700Intel $300Bench 91%, 181,793 samples	299x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 132%, 514,968 samples	1,233x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 104%, 605,473 samples	941x
GTX 1070Nvidia $350Bench 78%, 865,121 samples	415x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 275%, 205,123 samples	339x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 109%, 356,825 samples	311x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 216%, 117,678 samples	249x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $85Bench 85%, 137,107 samples	428x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 82%, 387,385 samples	374x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $173Bench 93%, 36,087 samples	235x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,537

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $46
Intel Core i5-9400F $154	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $335	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $510	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $42	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $681	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24