Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	39.4% 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	135% 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '20 at 05:42
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$219 746,287 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 (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 161 2-Core 321 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 982 99% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,299 80% 1,299 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7970-$435 6,727 User benchmarks, average bench 36% AMD(1002 3000) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	39.4% Below average	Lighting 51.3 Reflection 34.1 Parallax 64.5 42% 50 fps	MRender 32.2 Gravity 52.7 Splatting 42.2 35% 42.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 561GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 349 359 363 371 368 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 1,408 Write 330 Mixed 556 SusWrite 358 145% 663 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 11.7 4K Mixed 20.9 115% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,029 DQ Write 17.4 DQ Mixed 30.8 145% 359 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 311%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 150 151 150 151 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 437 Write 356 Mixed 321 SusWrite 180 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 17.9 74% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 95.4 DQ Mixed 42.6 49% 85.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 55%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$90 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 849GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 137 136 135 136 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 141 Write 123 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 135 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 87%
ADATA HD710 PRO 1TB 791 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 201GB free, PID a75a SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 66 73 71 73 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 110 Write 123 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 70.1 119% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 3 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.7% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 13.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 16.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

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Workstation 102%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $219Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,142x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,255x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,671x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,211x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	500x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	428x

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: $1,012

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $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