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 way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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.
Boot Drive	224% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '19 at 19:27
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 309 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 945 94% 766 Pts	64-Core 1,215 75% 1,215 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101020WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 388 374 368 378 372 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,715 Write 1,527 Mixed 1,352 SusWrite 390 278% 1246 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 76.8 279% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 1,187 DQ Mixed 800 666% 947 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 228%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 583GB free Firmware: R0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 442 422 423 424 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 456 Mixed 408 SusWrite 430 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 62.2 210% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 130 162% 287 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 339GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 456 452 465 441 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 486 Mixed 454 SusWrite 427 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 66.1 230% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 191 194 194 193 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 160 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 191 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 30.3 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.3 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

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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	7,123x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,252x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,666x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,206x
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 $92Bench 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	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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16