Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	170% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180411
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '18 at 02:13
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (54^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)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 87.4 1-Core 121 2-Core 222 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 822 83% 671 Pts	64-Core 994 62% 994 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 200 Parallax 180 151% 189 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 188 Splatting 128 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 278% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 980 1026 849 675 593 555 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 1,268 Write 1,062 Mixed 722 SusWrite 780 214% 958 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 47.6 184% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 470 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 282 227% 326 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 381%
Corsair Force LE SSD 960GB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 150GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 439 442 224 318 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 446 Mixed 359 SusWrite 356 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 40.7 140% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 196 181% 276 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 107%
Corsair Force LE SSD 1TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 442GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 132 134 132 135 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	15.5% Very poor	Read 151 Write 145 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 132 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 5% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 154GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 46 46 43 55 43 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 57.2 Write 51 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 46.8 33% 44.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 51% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD WD10EZEX-08RKKA0 2TB 51GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 91 97 96 95 93 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 155 Write 148 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 94.9 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.67 MB/s

WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 214GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 70 72 70 75 64 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 63.2 Write 69.2 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 70.6 48% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 87%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 3,626 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 160GB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 98 98 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 89.7 Write 94.7 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 98.2 113% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C15 2x16GB 1,959 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB 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	72.3% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 20.8 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 115%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,161x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,259x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	566x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,674x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,215x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	654x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	539x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	501x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	430x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	563x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16