Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	260% 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	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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180411
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '18 at 02:24
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 139 2-Core 288 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 974 94% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,209 75% 1,209 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 149 Parallax 128 113% 139 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 133 Splatting 109 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1072 1244 1285 1267 1284 1260 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1206 Write 1,077 Mixed 982 SusWrite 1,235 254% 1,125 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 83.3 284% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 982 DQ Mixed 1,067 803% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 393%
Crucial M550 256GB-$152 8,333 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 203GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 437 449 441 446 444 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 462 Mixed 313 SusWrite 437 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 44.6 160% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 233 208% 314 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 129GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 241 263 268 269 270 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 486 Mixed 400 SusWrite 271 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 41.9 153% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 191 184% 290 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 101%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 324GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 213 244 270 264 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 481 Mixed 384 SusWrite 286 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 40.7 151% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 195 184% 288 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 28.6 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 29.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 114%

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Gaming 111%

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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	7,128x
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	1,208x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $90Bench 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 $300	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