Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	175% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171212
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 02:09
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 777 81% 653 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	175% Outstanding	Lighting 248 Reflection 301 Parallax 254 202% 268 fps	MRender 286 Gravity 218 Splatting 166 176% 223 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 815GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1352 1447 679 548 627 662 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,715 Write 1,667 Mixed 1,250 SusWrite 886 309% 1,379 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 90 311% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 926 DQ Write 1,213 DQ Mixed 314 447% 818 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 295%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 462GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 408 341 372 365 349 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 465 Mixed 370 SusWrite 374 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 39 131% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 287 234% 333 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 117%
Amd-raid WDC WDS250G1B0A- 250GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 38 44 33 45 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 204%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 34,252 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 3 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.2% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 18.2 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20.2 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 112%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,117x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,240x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,663x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,205x
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	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: 77% - Very good

Total price: $979

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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