Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '19 at 03:48
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 963 98% 796 Pts	64-Core 1330 82% 1330 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 128 Parallax 144 114% 138 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 135 Splatting 103 110% 139 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,492 Write 2209 Mixed 1,401 451% 2,034 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 89.8 306% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,268 DQ Write 1,220 DQ Mixed 1,196 911% 1,228 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 14GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 471 Write 455 Mixed 439 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 63.7 214% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 68GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 65 66 66 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 88.3 Write 89.4 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 65.2 61% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 76%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 476GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 102 104 105 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 86.8 Write 87.9 Mixed 63 SusWrite 103 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 210GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 62 61 59 61 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 70.4 Write 72.4 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 60.8 82% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 27.8 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

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Typical ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,575 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	7,129x
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	1,668x
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 $295	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