Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	236% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '19 at 21:47
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 160 2-Core 277 100% 178 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,031 102% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,279 79% 1,279 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 192 Parallax 192 142% 186 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 177 Splatting 124 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 321 321 318 322 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2,019 Write 1,527 Mixed 635 SusWrite 372 252% 1,138 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 68.5 263% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,307 DQ Write 1,030 DQ Mixed 700 651% 1,012 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 110GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1210 382 288 289 289 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,555 Write 1,196 Mixed 692 SusWrite 457 216% 975 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 59.4 247% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,106 DQ Write 1,096 DQ Mixed 720 646% 974 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 500GB 3,936 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 114GB free Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 418 477 475 478 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 484 Mixed 396 SusWrite 458 103% 455 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 63 218% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 195GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 418 477 474 472 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 467 Mixed 468 SusWrite 423 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 61.5 201% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 4,486 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 29.2 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 30.2 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	7,149x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,256x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	566x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,672x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,213x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	654x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	538x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	501x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	428x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	563x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16