Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	74.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '19 at 21:59
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 154 2-Core 269 97% 172 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 954 96% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,145 71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.2% Very good	Lighting 91.1 Reflection 101 Parallax 84.7 74% 92.1 fps	MRender 89.3 Gravity 87.6 Splatting 93.3 74% 90.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 14 28 29 30 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 453GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 147 151 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 157 Mixed 120 SusWrite 148 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 453GB free Firmware: PB4OC60F SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 81 61 84 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 79.7 Write 79.5 Mixed 43 SusWrite 79.2 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-4000 2x8GB 1,769 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.4 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 23.1 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 122%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,117x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,240x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,663x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,205x
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	425x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	562x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	511x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	472x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $979

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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