Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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	122% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170831
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 04:31
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 895 91% 736 Pts	64-Core 999 62% 999 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 186 Parallax 161 139% 173 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 159 Splatting 115 105% 130 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% 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% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,498 Write 1,199 Mixed 662 247% 1,120 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 58 225% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,087 DQ Write 920 DQ Mixed 759 636% 922 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 506GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 160 167 168 168 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 150 Mixed 31 SusWrite 165 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 184 189 189 189 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 158 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 187 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 623GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 40 40 40 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 37 Write 37.3 Mixed 27 SusWrite 39.3 48% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 3 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.8% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.4 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 15.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 107%

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Typical ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,599 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,147x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,255x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	566x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,671x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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	500x
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 $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: $992

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16