Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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	100% 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	251% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190527
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '20 at 13:01
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 294 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 934 92% 751 Pts	64-Core 1,251 77% 1,251 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 141 Parallax 117 104% 129 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 126 Splatting 108 94% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Lighting 65.6 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 61.2 54% 65.2 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 57.5 Splatting 53.6 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$130 3,931 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1395 1405 1384 1254 1017 1016 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,180 Write 1,330 Mixed 1,217 SusWrite 1,245 281% 1,243 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 70.6 232% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,343 DQ Write 1,154 DQ Mixed 1,259 940% 1,252 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 322%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 575GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 298 299 293 293 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 331 Mixed 291 SusWrite 302 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 25.7 136% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 221 196% 297 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 107%
Corsair Force LS 60GB-$57 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 222GB free Firmware: SBFM01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 129 131 130 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 458 Write 134 Mixed 130 SusWrite 130 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 20.8 125% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 51.4 85% 169 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 187 187 187 185 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 139 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 185 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 114%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 28GB free, PID 0748, NonBranded micro SD Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 17 12 15 12 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 54.7 Write 4.5 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 13.6 20% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 2 90% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 29.9 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 30.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 118%

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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	7,127x
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	1,207x
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	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