Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	54.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	249% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '18 at 02:00
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 982 98% 798 Pts	64-Core 1286 80% 1286 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Asus(1043 042C) 2GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Lighting 26 Reflection 27.9 Parallax 31.2 21% 28.4 fps	MRender 24.8 Gravity 20.7 Splatting 32.8 22% 26.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 21%
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1330 MHz, MLim: 2150 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 91 56% 76.3 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 58.2 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 255GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 597 600 608 593 597 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,176 Write 1,734 Mixed 729 SusWrite 644 293% 1,321 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 63.5 242% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1041 DQ Write 1,139 DQ Mixed 967 762% 1,049 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 254%
WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 240GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 153GB free Firmware: SAFM01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 368 335 368 370 369 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 379 Mixed 307 SusWrite 363 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 42.1 165% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 66.6 125% 248 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 300GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 156 156 157 156 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 130 Write 120 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 155 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 109%
WD WD25EZRS-00J99B0 2.5TB 850 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 100 100 102 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 95 Write 91 Mixed 78 SusWrite 101 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$210 3,970 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 28.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 38.4 SC Mixed 29.1 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.2% 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 $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,209x
Core i5-8600KIntel $118Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,265x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	572x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,685x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,223x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	657x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	541x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	503x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	437x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	566x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	516x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	474x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $1,009

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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