Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.5% 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)
Boot Drive	87.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '21 at 22:22
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 130 2-Core 247 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 760 73% 604 Pts	64-Core 952 59% 952 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6267) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.5% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 49.4 Parallax 45.2 52% 52.6 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 61.3 51% 62.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 60%
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Zotac(19DA 1346) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Lighting 20.9 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 20.5 17% 19.8 fps	MRender 24.6 Gravity 22.3 Splatting 16.5 17% 21.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 193 191 192 179 176 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 466 Write 204 Mixed 256 SusWrite 192 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 34.8 141% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 249 208% 303 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 133%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 137GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 66 66 66 66 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 71 Write 71 Mixed 46 SusWrite 65.6 47% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 57%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 138GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 77 77 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 69 Write 73.7 Mixed 52 SusWrite 76 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 58%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 84GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 158 158 158 157 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 142 Write 144 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 154 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 107%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 146GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 79 78 82 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 57.2 Write 63.8 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 77.5 47% 63 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.4 142% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.3% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 18.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 16.9 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 61: 8R 5G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
61%	34%	56	110	9	60	24"	1920 1080	ACI24A4 VG248

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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 $45	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