Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 00:55
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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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 i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 809 82% 663 Pts	64-Core 1,087 67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 150 Parallax 140 113% 143 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 135 Splatting 109 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 131 128 124 124 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 366 Write 195 Mixed 206 SusWrite 129 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 19.2 70% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 220 164% 223 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 67GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 353 314 315 315 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 449 Mixed 415 SusWrite 346 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 57.1 188% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 20.6 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 23.6 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $210

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,151x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,258x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	566x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,673x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,215x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	654x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	538x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	501x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	429x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	563x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: $986

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16