Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	173% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	16.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171212
Uptime	13.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '24 at 04:28
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 84.6 1-Core 119 2-Core 232 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 617 64% 515 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$515 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% Asus(1043 88ED) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	173% Outstanding	Lighting 241 Reflection 223 Parallax 238 196% 234 fps	MRender 300 Gravity 217 Splatting 169 180% 229 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 96 80 75 80 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 377 Write 123 Mixed 159 SusWrite 81.1 40% 185 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 32.1 116% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 86.2 81% 129 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 79%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 186GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 276 274 273 274 273 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 422 Mixed 346 SusWrite 289 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 43.6 147% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 220 203% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 118%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 325GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 997 897 473 1053 919 366 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,250 Write 1,779 Mixed 238 SusWrite 784 279% 1,263 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 62.5 200% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 999 DQ Write 753 DQ Mixed 556 503% 769 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 372%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 333GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 82 82 82 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 76 SusWrite 81.6 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GTZR F4-3600C17-8GTZR F4-3200C16-8GTZR F4-3600C17-8GTZR 32GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.5% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 19.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	62	44	165	34.1"	1280 720	SAM711A LC34G55T

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,165x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,260x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	566x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,674x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,217x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	655x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	539x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	501x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	430x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	564x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $986

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16