Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	250% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190424
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '19 at 02:35
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 123 2-Core 256 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 671 75% 588 Pts	64-Core 699 43% 699 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1266) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.39 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 110 Reflection 97.5 Parallax 94.9 90% 101 fps	Gravity 87.7 Splatting 81.1 74% 84.4 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 639 328 327 328 329 327 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,280 Write 1,454 Mixed 956 SusWrite 380 280% 1,267 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 78.8 273% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 970 DQ Write 1,313 DQ Mixed 1,009 799% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 220GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,429 Write 5,315 Mixed 4,982 1,171% 5,242 MB/s	4K Read 639 4K Write 288 4K Mixed 393 1,624% 440 MB/s	DQ Read 1,965 DQ Write 1,281 DQ Mixed 1,407 1,108% 1,551 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 182GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 452 417 293 293 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 470 Mixed 434 SusWrite 363 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 59.7 203% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 128%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 107GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 122 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 370 Write 386 Mixed 339 SusWrite 159 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 17 91% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 29.3 78% 162 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 86%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 90GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 86 77 83 80 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 430 Write 372 Mixed 346 SusWrite 122 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 19.3 104% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 30.9 79% 163 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 78%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 848GB free Firmware: SBM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 132 135 132 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 66.5 Write 134 Mixed 59 SusWrite 132 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 194% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 71%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC3H SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 85 89 89 87 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 85.2 Write 86 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 87.8 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 61%
WD STM325 External 250GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 150GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	14% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 24 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 23.8 35% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2733 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 29.6 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 26 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 96%

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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	7,127x
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	1,207x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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 $95Bench 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