Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	216% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '19 at 23:31
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 838 85% 688 Pts	64-Core 1110 69% 1110 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 145 Parallax 125 107% 134 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 128 Splatting 107 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 786 570 568 565 560 553 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1749 Write 1,520 Mixed 702 SusWrite 600 254% 1,143 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 57.3 223% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,028 DQ Write 840 DQ Mixed 772 622% 880 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 254%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 92GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 396 396 393 393 396 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 467 Mixed 343 SusWrite 394 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 37.4 113% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 288 234% 333 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 119%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 100GB free Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1216 1217 1218 1218 1218 1218 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,139 Write 937 Mixed 828 SusWrite 1,218 232% 1,030 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 75.3 265% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,317 DQ Write 1,010 DQ Mixed 1,080 830% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 363%
Asmedia ASMT1051 1TB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 773GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 393 391 394 395 394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 356 Write 279 Mixed 332 SusWrite 386 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 29.5 95% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 153 116% 155 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 75%
Jmicron Tech 1TB 305 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 153GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 395 395 395 395 395 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 342 Write 356 Mixed 324 SusWrite 395 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 39.3 4K Mixed 33.8 110% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 206 150% 194 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 88%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 33GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 470 470 470 470 471 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 465 Mixed 302 SusWrite 470 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 61.6 4K Mixed 36.9 124% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 260 219% 320 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$68 6,515 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.9% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 12.9 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 14.7 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 85%

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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	7,163x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,259x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	566x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,674x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,216x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	654x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	539x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	501x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	430x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	563x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16