Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


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 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	16% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	177% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171019
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '19 at 10:13
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	5%

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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 237 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 740 75% 607 Pts	64-Core 993 61% 993 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 85F5) 2GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 15.6 Parallax 20.4 16% 18.6 fps	MRender 16.3 Gravity 18.5 Splatting 20.6 15% 18.5 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 15%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4974 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.92% Terrible	Lighting 8.67 Reflection 12.1 Parallax 8.59 7% 9.79 fps	MRender 7.9 Gravity 7.8 Splatting 17 10% 10.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.92% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 596 323 324 323 322 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,641 Write 1,399 Mixed 537 SusWrite 364 218% 985 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 46.2 172% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 899 DQ Write 735 DQ Mixed 622 519% 752 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 151 152 153 157 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 92.9 Write 110 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 147 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 188% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 90%
Hitachi Touro Mobile 3.0 500GB 596 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 328GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 71 70 72 72 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 51.4 Write 45.1 Mixed 33 SusWrite 70.7 37% 50 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 57%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 9GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 7.2 8.6 9.5 9.5 8.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	9.39% Terrible	Read 39.1 Write 17.5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 8.6 19% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 31% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.39% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 3 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.8% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 12.4 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15.4 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 90%

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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	7,119x
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	1,664x
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 $43Bench 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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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $979

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