Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '19 at 02:44
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,040 100% 827 Pts	64-Core 1,288 80% 1,288 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 173 Parallax 184 144% 178 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 152 Splatting 110 118% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1015A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 505 Write 388 Mixed 367 93% 420 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 48.7 169% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 247 206% 296 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
Intel Optane+3.6TBHDD 19 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2.5TB free Firmware: 16.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 277 279 277 278 279 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 120%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 850GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 159 160 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 122 Mixed 97 SusWrite 158 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 895GB free Firmware: SM14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 96 96 95 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 59.5 Write 105 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 96.1 52% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.7 331% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 65%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 16GB 2,897 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5599 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 5.7 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.5 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 4.8 Mixed 9.3 SusWrite 4.7 14% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2.2 122% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FAD1 CT8G4DFS8213.M8FB 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.5% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 18.8 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 21.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 84%

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Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $210

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,216x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,266x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	572x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,689x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,225x
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	437x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	566x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	516x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	475x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $1,013

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16