Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 108% 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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	260% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 17:52
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 915 92% 749 Pts	64-Core 1,124 70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 175 Parallax 160 127% 164 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 163 Splatting 119 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 880GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1510 833 836 841 840 853 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,569 Write 1773 Mixed 1,402 SusWrite 952 321% 1,424 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 72.3 264% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,490 DQ Write 1,100 DQ Mixed 1,261 952% 1,284 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 276%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 13GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,065 Write 375 Mixed 493 141% 644 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 49.6 189% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1264 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 436 404% 655 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 100 101 100 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 104 SusWrite 100 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 85%
Seagate ST12000VE0008-2KW101 12TB 10TB free Firmware: EV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 191 196 196 193 194 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 20 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 21.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 7: 0R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
7%	6%	49	108	6	144	48.9"	3840 1080	SAM0E5E C49HG9x

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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	7,127x
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 $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