Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	101% 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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181029
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '21 at 08:57
Run Duration	321 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 265 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 842 80% 663 Pts	64-Core 1,121 69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.7% 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: 496.13 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 176 Parallax 170 132% 169 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 169 Splatting 119 112% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 565GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 394 403 418 428 428 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 438 Mixed 344 SusWrite 407 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 37.9 135% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 286 234% 333 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 1.5TB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 116 124 130 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	64% Good	Read 99.5 Write 118 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 122 72% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 192% 2 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 226GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 102 98 101 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 71.8 Write 78 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 99.3 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 96%
FD Fantom 6TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 41 41 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 39.1 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 40.8 28% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.3 268% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 124%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 206GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 71 70 70 71 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 80.9 Write 76 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 70.1 52% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 58%
SSK-DK10 0 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 344GB free, PID 0562 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 10 10 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.2% Very poor	Read 76.1 Write 73.5 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 10.6 62% 49.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 108%
SSK-DK10 0 2TB 131GB free, PID 0562 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 73 68 71 70 70 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27% Poor	Read 57.7 Write 80.5 Mixed 47.9 SusWrite 69.4 89% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 63% 0.8 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.5% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19.7 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 21.6 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 101%

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

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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