Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% 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	257% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 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	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190527
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '19 at 18:25
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (41^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 84.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 804 80% 652 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2807 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 164 Parallax 149 132% 158 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 161 Splatting 109 102% 127 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 369GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1031 1076 1103 1145 1125 1120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1,270 Write 1,076 Mixed 1,049 SusWrite 1100 253% 1,124 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 79.1 266% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,354 DQ Write 1,184 DQ Mixed 1,253 943% 1,263 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 925GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 408 419 427 423 424 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 443 Mixed 402 SusWrite 416 96% 423 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 51.8 177% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 167 169 165 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 132 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 165 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.3% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.5 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 19.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $210

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,147x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,255x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	566x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,671x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,213x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	654x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	538x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	500x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	428x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	563x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: $992

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16