Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	128% 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	277% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '21 at 10:17
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 144 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 867 84% 689 Pts	64-Core 1,080 67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3287) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 174 Parallax 176 139% 174 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 156 Splatting 129 128% 160 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1006 750 753 746 733 728 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2516 Write 2,222 Mixed 1,484 SusWrite 786 391% 1,752 MB/s	4K Read 65.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 87.9 290% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,011 DQ Write 712 DQ Mixed 904 663% 875 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 211GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 979 921 957 961 934 905 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,155 Write 1,041 Mixed 994 SusWrite 943 232% 1,033 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 80 264% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1045 DQ Write 835 DQ Mixed 940 703% 940 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 372%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 117 87 144 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 130 Write 123 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 125 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 88%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 165 164 167 168 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 117 Write 130 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 163 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$127 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.3 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 23.3 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 120%

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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 $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