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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	248% 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.

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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '19 at 02:21
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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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 i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 699 76% 602 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1266) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.39 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 112 Reflection 97.1 Parallax 88.3 91% 99.1 fps	Gravity 89.2 Splatting 82.3 76% 85.8 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 631 321 322 321 320 317 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,262 Write 1,450 Mixed 960 SusWrite 372 278% 1,261 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 76.8 273% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 970 DQ Write 1301 DQ Mixed 994 790% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 220GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,799 Write 7,118 Mixed 7,527 1,671% 7,481 MB/s	4K Read 650 4K Write 279 4K Mixed 381 1,621% 437 MB/s	DQ Read 1,946 DQ Write 1,376 DQ Mixed 1,444 1,137% 1,589 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 182GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 446 418 293 294 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 453 Mixed 440 SusWrite 363 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 60.6 198% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 128%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 107GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 122 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 388 Write 388 Mixed 336 SusWrite 159 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 15.6 90% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 28.9 80% 168 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 86%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 90GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 83 77 86 81 82 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 436 Write 260 Mixed 223 SusWrite 90.6 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 11.5 87% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 31 69% 139 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 78%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 848GB free Firmware: SBM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 133 135 132 135 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 56 Write 137 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 126 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 211% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 71%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC3H SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 89 89 89 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 83 Write 37 Mixed 46 SusWrite 88.5 47% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 61%
WD STM325 External 250GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 150GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.9% Very poor	Read 34 Write 15.2 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 23.5 30% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2733 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 28.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 27.2 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 96%

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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	7,132x
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	1,668x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,209x
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	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 $273	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 $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