Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190712
Uptime14.1 Days
Run DateMay 15 '21 at 03:58
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%
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 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 45.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
78% 155 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 898
88% 718 Pts
64-Core 1,046
65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2352 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
31.6% Below average
Lighting 31.5
Reflection 46.4
Parallax 10.7
26% 29.5 fps
MRender 50.2
Gravity 57.1
Splatting 51.3
43% 52.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 118 125 89 76 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 130
Write 137
Mixed 50.5
SusWrite 107
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.4
134% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 113%
WD WD5000AVVS-63H0B1 500GB
450GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 93 87 81 84 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 91.9
Write 87.6
Mixed 53.6
SusWrite 87.9
59% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
31.4% Below average
MC Read 12.2
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 11.1
34% 11.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 5.1
20% 6.93 GB/s
Latency 180
22% 180 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 94%

 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 10,566 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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