Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.8% 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	117% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180108
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '20 at 14:13
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^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-$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 (95^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 846 85% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,106 68% 1,106 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 69.9 60% 71.9 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 70.2 56% 68.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 329 287 272 247 225 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 484 Mixed 444 SusWrite 303 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 59.7 200% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 21GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 132 110 130 133 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 400 Write 150 Mixed 206 SusWrite 130 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 41.8 167% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 154 119% 164 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 87%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 931GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 75 103 84 53 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 97.3 Write 49 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 77.7 54% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 59%
Samsung HD401LJ 400GB 1,767 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 356GB free Firmware: ZZ100-15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 73 73 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 74.7 Write 67.7 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 72.7 48% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 5,121 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 28.1 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 32 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 115%

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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	7,128x
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	1,667x
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 $300	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