Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.24% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170914
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 10:52
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 992 94% 776 Pts	64-Core 1,231 76% 1,231 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.24% Terrible	Lighting 8.37 Reflection 12.5 Parallax 8.72 7% 9.85 fps	MRender 13.5 Gravity 7.8 Splatting 17.4 11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.24% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 189 182 180 178 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 389 Mixed 341 SusWrite 191 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 58.1 204% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 321 244% 329 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 212GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 476 483 481 481 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 481 Mixed 425 SusWrite 479 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 60.9 210% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 131%
Seagate ST3200827AS 200GB-$128 2,755 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 117GB free Firmware: 3.AHH SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 59 60 60 60 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 60.7 Write 32 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 59.3 36% 48.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 36%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 71GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 174 176 174 175 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 142 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 175 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 113%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 29GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 10 9.5 8.7 9.5 9.2 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 80 Write 18.5 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 10.8 37% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.3 159% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 23.8 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 27.2 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 104%

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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	7,119x
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	1,664x
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 $95Bench 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 $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	473x

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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