Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	121% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '18 at 06:58
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 847 86% 695 Pts	64-Core 1,138 70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 164 Parallax 135 114% 146 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 136 Splatting 100 91% 112 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 452 456 462 415 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 459 Mixed 462 SusWrite 413 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 55.9 192% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 351 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB 5,027 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 463GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 454 456 463 466 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 484 Mixed 461 SusWrite 421 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58 197% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 128%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 106 125 163 187 204 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 111 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 146 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 3 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.9% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 11.9 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 14.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 114%

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

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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	7,117x
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	1,663x
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 $76Bench 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 $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	472x

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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