Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics41.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190712
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 20 '20 at 04:13
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 81.8
1-Core 135
2-Core 246
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 742
72% 590 Pts
64-Core 1,057
65% 1,057 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.9% Average
Lighting 47.4
Reflection 54.7
Parallax 44.4
39% 48.9 fps
MRender 67.4
Gravity 47.1
Splatting 61.8
48% 58.8 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,428
Write 1,468
Mixed 1,246
378% 1,714 MB/s
4K Read 54.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 70.4
234% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 945
DQ Mixed 1,012
746% 978 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
866GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 122 117 116 99 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
69% Good
Read 130
Write 111
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 111
69% 94.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 199 202 205 200 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 135
Mixed 84.6
SusWrite 201
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
61.5% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 18.7
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 13.7
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,548 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $979
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