Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 38% Jet ski


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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	31.2% 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	228% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '22 at 01:31
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 896 95% 761 Pts	64-Core 906 56% 906 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% PowerColor(148C 2373) CLim: 1210 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.2% Below average	Lighting 33.8 Reflection 59.4 Parallax 52.3 28% 48.5 fps	MRender 59.4 Gravity 41 Splatting 42.8 38% 47.7 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force TM8FP8001T 1TB 1,441 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 880GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1218A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1323 569 567 563 558 557 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,923 Write 1,595 Mixed 1,166 SusWrite 690 300% 1,343 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 32.1 234% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 820 DQ Write 1,077 DQ Mixed 544 524% 814 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 285%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 187GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1493 410 411 411 411 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,634 Write 2261 Mixed 1687 SusWrite 591 400% 1,793 MB/s	4K Read 67.8 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 95.8 328% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 1,229 DQ Mixed 1,158 862% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 280%
Kllisre 128GB 128GB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 90GB free Firmware: S1111A0L SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 62 62 62 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	721% Outstanding	Read 7,737 Write 60.4 Mixed 122 SusWrite 61.4 415% 1,995 MB/s	4K Read 1,012 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 7.4 1,544% 341 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 721% Great: 173%
Ut165 USB2FlashStorage 4GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 0165 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 6.9 6.8 7.4 7.3 7.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	8.09% Terrible	Read 30.3 Write 4.5 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 6.9 12% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 9.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 34% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.09% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 28.4 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,172x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,262x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	569x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,678x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,218x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	655x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	540x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	501x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	435x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	564x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	512x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	474x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $977

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16