Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '24 at 18:00
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$179 746,287 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 (91^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 878 86% 703 Pts	64-Core 1140 71% 1140 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.6% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 125 Parallax 114 91% 117 fps	MRender 88.5 Gravity 117 Splatting 107 86% 104 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,859 Write 774 Mixed 506 227% 1,046 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 37.1 156% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 671 524% 734 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 121GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 453 384 234 150 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 424 Mixed 376 SusWrite 305 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 50.4 166% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 267 226% 329 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 361GB free Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 786 146 156 166 165 169 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,212 Write 1,075 Mixed 937 SusWrite 265 195% 872 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 66.7 217% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 869 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 602 524% 776 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 295%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 127GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 78 85 81 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 119 Write 131 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 81.4 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.7 163% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 3,531 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 31.3 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 32.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 129%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 35: 0P 4R 3G 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
35%	25%	53	216	60	144	26.9"	1920 1080	MSI1462 Optix G27C2

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Typical ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,684 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,201x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,265x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	571x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,683x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,223x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	657x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	540x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	503x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	437x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	566x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	516x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	474x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16