Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37% 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	105% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '18 at 05:57
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 265 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 835 77% 641 Pts	64-Core 1,121 69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3001) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	37% Below average	Lighting 48.3 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 61.1 39% 47.2 fps	MRender 31 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 39.9 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 291 284 296 295 284 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 467 Mixed 364 SusWrite 306 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 48.6 163% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200 7,034 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 87GB free Firmware: R201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 156 144 130 156 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 379 Write 186 Mixed 247 SusWrite 151 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 32.9 120% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 195 156% 223 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 656GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 163 161 168 167 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 148 Mixed 95.1 SusWrite 164 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 830GB free Firmware: 0106 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 126 123 135 141 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 38 Write 39.2 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 121 40% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 50% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 110 104 111 109 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 66.5 Write 108 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 107 60% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 0.7 241% 3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 87%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 2,440 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 879GB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 34 21 30 79 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 27 Write 36.6 Mixed 15.3 SusWrite 36.3 40% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 15% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 2x8GB 1,299 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 26.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 88%

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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