Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% 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	177% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181029
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '19 at 13:01
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 269 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 845 84% 687 Pts	64-Core 1,114 69% 1,114 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+ NVMe PCIe 500GB 1,939 User benchmarks, average bench 181% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 142 143 143 143 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 801 Write 44.8 Mixed 230 SusWrite 142 66% 304 MB/s	4K Read 147 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 99.6 391% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 627 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 244 216% 339 MB/s
Poor: 111% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 255%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 105GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 306 312 301 304 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 481 Mixed 395 SusWrite 322 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.7 211% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 272 214% 292 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Plextor M6 Pro 256GB-$110 927 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 146GB free Firmware: 1.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 429 451 454 454 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 440 Mixed 321 SusWrite 447 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 44.2 159% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 192 180% 278 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 862GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 185 184 185 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 173 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 184 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB 14,254 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 6GB free, PID 1665 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 1.3 3.3 3.6 3.1 3.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	5.11% Terrible	Read 21.3 Write 3.7 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 3.1 9% 8.95 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.11% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.6% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 21.7 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 24.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 129%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,165x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,259x
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	654x

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 $51Bench 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 $550	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