Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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.
Boot Drive	281% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 05:48
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 836 88% 703 Pts	64-Core 838 52% 838 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 148 Parallax 152 124% 151 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 134 Splatting 109 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7L7QCXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 817 638 636 639 639 636 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,022 Write 1,489 Mixed 859 SusWrite 667 280% 1,259 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 85.9 305% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,644 DQ Write 1,288 DQ Mixed 1,053 900% 1,328 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 259%
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 14,022 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 477GB free Firmware: 57DA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1305 1340 1316 1417 1002 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1363 Write 1,427 Mixed 1,002 SusWrite 1,096 275% 1,222 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 74 267% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,003 DQ Write 787 DQ Mixed 653 555% 815 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 235%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 152 153 154 154 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 154 Mixed 91.6 SusWrite 153 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 112%
WD Se 2TB (2013)-$74 2,177 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 153 156 157 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 158 Write 150 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 155 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 93%
Lacie P9227 Slim 1TB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 931GB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 125 123 127 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 115 Write 123 Mixed 68 SusWrite 126 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB 30,532 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 27.1 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 29.8 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 110%

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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	7,128x
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	1,208x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $90Bench 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