Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	205% 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	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190424
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 04:13
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 788 82% 661 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.5% Poor	Lighting 37.2 Reflection 25.1 Parallax 16.6 30% 26.3 fps	MRender 4.43 Gravity 37.9 Splatting 34.2 22% 25.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 610 320 316 318 317 317 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,644 Write 1,195 Mixed 526 SusWrite 366 206% 933 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 54.5 228% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,060 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 718 641% 962 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 34GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 153 154 153 153 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 487 Mixed 380 SusWrite 188 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 62.8 217% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%
Samsung 830 512GB-$500 1,815 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 19GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 62 58 51 54 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 294 Write 237 Mixed 190 SusWrite 77.4 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 19.9 92% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 60.8 DQ Mixed 99.4 93% 151 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 90GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 133 134 132 136 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 172 Write 128 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 133 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 104%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 78GB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 134 135 137 137 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 81 Write 63.2 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 136 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 13,788 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 20.9 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 21.1 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 94%

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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 $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,113x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,240x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	564x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,663x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,203x
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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	497x
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: 76% - Very good

Total price: $995

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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