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 (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	198% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190424
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 15:24
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 876 93% 742 Pts	64-Core 894 55% 894 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB 15,205 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 309 329 321 269 276 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,747 Write 1,000 Mixed 1,076 SusWrite 316 229% 1,035 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 66.9 256% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 714 DQ Write 662 DQ Mixed 493 423% 623 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 230%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 51GB free Firmware: SBFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 138 135 137 136 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 447 Write 222 Mixed 318 SusWrite 155 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 44.6 164% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 204 174% 252 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 95%
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 5GB free Firmware: S8FM08.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 453 Write 300 Mixed 213 71% 322 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 20 127% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 54.9 79% 145 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 99%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 72GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 89 89 89 91 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 102 Write 98 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 89.3 71% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 174% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 27.2 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 29.5 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 101%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING Builds (Compare 10,542 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $210

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,113x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,240x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	564x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,663x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,203x
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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	497x
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 $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	472x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $995

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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) $35	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