Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	116% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171017
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '18 at 18:57
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 286 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 886 89% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.5% 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 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 77.2 Reflection 78.3 Parallax 67.5 63% 74.3 fps	Splatting 70.1 72% 70.1 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 212 208 210 211 210 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 760 Write 645 Mixed 250 SusWrite 214 104% 467 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 38.6 151% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 659 DQ Write 524 DQ Mixed 332 319% 505 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 144%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 432 Write 408 Mixed 359 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59.8 183% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 79GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 137 135 137 136 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 359 Write 151 Mixed 185 SusWrite 135 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 36.5 140% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 59.9 75% 134 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 82%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 124 126 126 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 143 Write 114 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 126 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 84%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 114 111 113 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 109 Write 102 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 113 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 98%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 166 169 170 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 146 Mixed 104 SusWrite 167 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%
H/W RAID 0 (Striping) 4TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 35 40 41 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.2% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 35.1 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 37.6 46% 34 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 34% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x16GB 8,931 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 3 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 57%

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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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,143x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,255x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,671x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,211x
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 $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: $1,001

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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