Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	249% 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	26.2 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	20180322
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '18 at 11:30
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 279 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 919 88% 727 Pts	64-Core 1101 68% 1101 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6282) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 143 Parallax 122 106% 132 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 129 Splatting 110 96% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 475 483 487 480 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 468 Mixed 454 SusWrite 474 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 61.6 211% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 188GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1315 318 305 304 304 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2416 Write 1,434 Mixed 1,339 SusWrite 475 314% 1,416 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 79.4 272% 98.1 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 991 772% 1,051 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 280%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 640 318 316 314 316 315 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,400 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,265 SusWrite 370 304% 1,376 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 80.2 274% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 1,088 DQ Mixed 1,010 765% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 475 483 487 439 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 468 Mixed 448 SusWrite 436 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 62.4 213% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Seagate Ultra Slim GD 2TB 488 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 131 129 129 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 108 Write 124 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 129 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 4,486 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 30.6 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 30.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 106%

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

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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	7,150x
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	1,672x
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 $96Bench 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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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