Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180301
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateOct 16 '21 at 21:29
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$208
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 88
1-Core 120
2-Core 214
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 693
67% 552 Pts
64-Core 942
58% 942 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 132
Parallax 122
102% 127 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 136
Splatting 115
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 832
Write 218
Mixed 521
115% 524 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 37.7
139% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 901
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 298
290% 480 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 210%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
551GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 133 130 126 120 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 179
Write 136
Mixed 81.6
SusWrite 129
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
68.4% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 21.6
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 19.1
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 112%

 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 10,593 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: $1,001
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HDDRAMUSB
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