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 below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '19 at 00:35
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 776 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 70.2 172% 70.2 fps
Poor: 46% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 306 303 304 305 303 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 472 Mixed 369 SusWrite 304 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 46.9 170% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 201 199 200 200 197 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 93.5 Write 151 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 199 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 114%
Generic Mass-Storage 128GB 576 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 85GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	3.76% Terrible	Read 14.5 Write 19.2 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 3.6 18% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.76% Great: 19%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 17GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 23.7 Write 11 Mixed 7 SusWrite 11.1 16% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.4 159% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 14,957 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.6% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.9 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 18.8 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 103%

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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	7,135x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,254x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,668x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,210x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	499x
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: $979

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 $178	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