Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 266% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 238% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	306% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	234% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	33 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '22 at 11:11
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 (61^st percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 252 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 751 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 935 58% 935 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,718 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 889B) ≥ 4GB; asus tuf gaming rtx 4090 CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	306% Outstanding	Lighting 434 Reflection 530 Parallax 814 353% 593 fps	MRender 534 Gravity 567 Splatting 297 364% 466 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 319GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1426 1046 845 858 861 841 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,997 Write 1,822 Mixed 1,526 SusWrite 980 354% 1,581 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 61.6 204% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 875 DQ Write 535 DQ Mixed 752 548% 721 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 355%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 735GB free Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 960 1035 1058 1053 1051 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,015 Write 1056 Mixed 976 SusWrite 1,038 231% 1,021 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 57.5 189% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 951 DQ Write 662 DQ Mixed 808 603% 807 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 365%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 302GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 404 415 425 429 360 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 436 Mixed 387 SusWrite 404 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 44.9 141% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 129%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 301GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 182 181 180 179 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 195 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 181 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GTZR F4-3200C16-16GTZR F4-3200C16-8GTZR F4-3200C16-16GTZR 48GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 29.4 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 27 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 106%

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

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Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $210

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,118x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,240x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,663x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,205x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	654x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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	425x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	562x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	511x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	473x

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Total price: $1,015

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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