Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 187% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	217% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	63.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '22 at 14:39
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 820 77% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,021 63% 1,021 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,000 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	217% Outstanding	Lighting 323 Reflection 297 Parallax 340 264% 320 fps	MRender 361 Gravity 261 Splatting 190 212% 271 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 97 190 208 200 168 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.2% Good	Read 139 Write 164 Mixed 222 SusWrite 163 39% 172 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 31.5 123% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 237 175% 231 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 91%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 114GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1383 759 639 633 561 520 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,001 Write 1,898 Mixed 1,521 SusWrite 749 345% 1,542 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 75.3 254% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,317 DQ Write 1,003 DQ Mixed 1,123 850% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 431%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 340GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 111 112 113 112 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 122 Write 98.1 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 110 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 502GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 111 111 110 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 33.2 Write 103 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 107 60% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 144GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 143 149 144 148 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 105 Write 67.1 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 144 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 22,274 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.7% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 19.7 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 21.4 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 103%

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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	7,127x
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	1,207x
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	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