Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	194% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180108
Uptime	11.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '18 at 01:48
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 258 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 810 79% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,105 68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 177 Parallax 169 132% 169 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 160 Splatting 122 110% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 545 502 471 436 408 381 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,891 Write 1,072 Mixed 711 SusWrite 457 228% 1,033 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 53.9 198% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,025 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 462 394% 598 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 283%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 429GB free Firmware: RA61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 104 106 107 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 125 Write 115 Mixed 63 SusWrite 106 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 87%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 523GB free Firmware: RA61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 88 69 53 58 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 85 Write 94.3 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 72 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 87%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 10 9.6 5.3 4.2 4.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 126 Write 106 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 6.6 56% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 105%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 341GB free Firmware: RA61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 87 115 112 100 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 108 Write 107 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 103 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 87%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 399GB free Firmware: RA67 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 85 86 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 103 Mixed 66 SusWrite 86.4 67% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 87%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 300GB free Firmware: RA61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 127 125 129 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 126 70% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 87%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 454GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 126 125 120 145 131 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 145 Write 142 Mixed 94 SusWrite 131 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 24.9 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24.9 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 89%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,127x
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	1,667x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,207x
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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	499x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	427x

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 $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 $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