Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.5% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190527
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '20 at 21:43
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 271 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 848 85% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,067 66% 1,067 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.5% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 132 Parallax 113 95% 121 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 125 Splatting 101 90% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,142 Write 858 Mixed 513 254% 1,171 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 69 264% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1,302 DQ Write 1,009 DQ Mixed 702 648% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 72GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 314 314 300 271 243 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 471 Mixed 455 SusWrite 314 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 57.5 194% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$154 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 439GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1217 1229 1241 1208 1171 1108 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 1,431 Write 1,201 Mixed 1,203 SusWrite 1,196 283% 1,258 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 90.6 308% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,421 DQ Write 1,348 DQ Mixed 1,371 1,033% 1,380 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 545GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 144 145 145 145 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 143 Write 144 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 144 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 071A 1TB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 822GB free, PID 071a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 33 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 37.4 44% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2D3200C16 2x8GB 849 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 25.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 28 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 104%

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Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,147x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,255x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	566x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,671x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,213x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	500x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	428x

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: $992

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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