Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	80.8% 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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170831
Uptime	10.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '18 at 05:24
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$193 746,287 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 (75^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 823 79% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,059 66% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon LCH-256V2S-11 2.5 7mm 256GB 1,558 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: FC8110C SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 141 77 77 77 76 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 500 Write 282 Mixed 131 SusWrite 116 56% 257 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 39.7 145% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 195 146% 199 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 99%
Intel 320 Series 300GB-$289 2,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 84GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 215 216 209 205 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 247 Write 212 Mixed 186 SusWrite 211 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 25.1 86% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 81.7 DQ Mixed 74.5 65% 98.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 54%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 107GB free Firmware: SBFM91.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 259 256 258 258 257 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 417 Write 436 Mixed 321 SusWrite 266 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 35.5 155% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 192 169% 251 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 27.1 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 26.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,151x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,257x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	566x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,673x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,215x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	654x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	538x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	501x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	429x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	563x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: $986

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16