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 (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190527
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '19 at 03:54
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 97.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 251 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 722 70% 575 Pts	64-Core 971 60% 971 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 173 Reflection 190 Parallax 186 141% 183 fps	Gravity 169 Splatting 123 126% 146 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 312 306 301 302 299 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 314 Mixed 310 SusWrite 305 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 41.5 168% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 240 209% 313 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 128%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 250GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 896 891 883 902 900 892 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,457 Write 908 Mixed 898 SusWrite 894 232% 1,039 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 80.9 289% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 880 DQ Mixed 222 282% 483 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 242%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 183GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 166 167 164 166 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 150 Mixed 107 SusWrite 166 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D34AEEAK.K8FB 2x8GB 546 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 32.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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