Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	133% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3802 x 2138 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180322
Uptime	12.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '21 at 00:23
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 78.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 252 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 738 75% 606 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.6% Poor	Lighting 34.8 Reflection 38 Parallax 39.7 28% 37.5 fps	MRender 34.5 Gravity 37.5 Splatting 26.1 26% 32.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 217 211 219 205 215 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 1,110 Write 884 Mixed 406 SusWrite 256 147% 664 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 39 146% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 200 258% 495 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 354GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 124 128 121 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 177 Write 163 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 125 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 862GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 157 159 166 157 166 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 124 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 161 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 112%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB 1,413 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 850GB free Firmware: MK7OAA30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 100 104 99 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 107 Write 109 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 101 71% 96 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 127 134 132 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 102 Write 123 Mixed 84 SusWrite 131 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 172% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x16GB 46,387 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 3 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.7% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 13.7 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 16.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 164%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 16: 2R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
16%	21%	28	165	9	60	72.3"	1690 950	GSM0001 LG TV

History: Score 13: 1R 2G 2B | Score 16: 2R 1G 3B

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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	7,117x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,240x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,663x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,205x
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	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

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $979

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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