Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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	241% 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.

Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '20 at 23:44
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	72%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 303 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 986 97% 793 Pts	64-Core 1,220 76% 1,220 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 194 Parallax 183 138% 182 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 177 Splatting 127 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1329 1157 793 794 799 796 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2060 Write 1,641 Mixed 1476 SusWrite 945 342% 1,530 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 53.2 160% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1243 DQ Write 1025 DQ Mixed 1,154 859% 1,141 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 149GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 385 405 439 443 317 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 466 Mixed 430 SusWrite 396 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 41 136% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 166GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1158 1136 759 757 754 761 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,233 Write 1,123 Mixed 1,092 SusWrite 887 244% 1,084 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 52.3 163% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,290 DQ Write 1,100 DQ Mixed 1,198 897% 1,196 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 187 188 188 187 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 145 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 186 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 187 186 186 186 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 142 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 184 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 31.7 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 32.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 120%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,119x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,240x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,664x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,205x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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	499x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	425x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	562x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	511x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	473x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $979

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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