Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '20 at 09:43
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 308 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 981 94% 776 Pts	64-Core 1285 80% 1285 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 455 439 381 328 317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 460 Mixed 274 SusWrite 398 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 40.1 160% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 164 174% 289 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Intel SSDSA2BW080G3H 80GB 403 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 14GB free Firmware: 4PC10365 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 244 Write 93 Mixed 116 SusWrite 92.8 30% 137 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 20.5 80% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 73.4 DQ Mixed 70 61% 93.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 45%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 89GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 89 132 148 149 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 451 Write 334 Mixed 271 SusWrite 155 67% 303 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 18.9 81% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 56 DQ Mixed 41.3 43% 72.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 306GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 158 159 160 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 163 Mixed 40 SusWrite 160 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 26.9 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 30.4 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 110%

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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	7,140x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,255x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,671x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,210x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 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	500x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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