Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	58.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	126% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180411
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '18 at 11:12
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 888 93% 743 Pts	64-Core 849 52% 849 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Asus Radeon RX 580 3,114 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 0519) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Lighting 73.9 Reflection 73.2 Parallax 93.5 60% 80.2 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 71 Splatting 58.6 54% 66.9 fps
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 321 320 318 318 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 493 Mixed 395 SusWrite 333 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 64.8 223% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 89GB free Firmware: UE3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 105 80 82 82 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 452 Write 228 Mixed 223 SusWrite 86.8 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 35 4K Mixed 9.2 67% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 50.2 DQ Mixed 13.4 28% 58.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 188 187 188 189 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 184 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 188 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 255% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 3 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.4% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.4 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 103%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,128x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,253x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,667x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,208x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	499x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	427x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	563x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: $979

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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) $37	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