Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	83.3% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '18 at 12:12
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 (72^nd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 266 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 712 78% 619 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 156 Parallax 133 118% 145 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 139 Splatting 113 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW240H6 240GB 3,142 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSF036C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 172 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 383 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 295 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 45 66 85903671341 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 295 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 36 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 169115 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 96 96 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 169115 (F2) Unknown 100 100 345171 (F9) Unknown 100 100 4001 (FC) Unknown 100 100 25	83.3% Excellent	Read 514 Write 416 Mixed 416 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 23.9 114% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 28.7 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 23 32% 54.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 89%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 57GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8586 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1480 (AB) Unknown 100 100 78920528 (AE) Unknown 100 100 724 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 74 (D2) Unknown 100 100 16072 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 98 98 98 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4954 (F2) Unknown 100 100 21059 (F9) Unknown 100 100 270198334	89.5% Excellent	Read 453 Write 416 Mixed 427 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 28.7 125% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 25.6 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 75.3 90% 147 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 101%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 325GB free Firmware: 2BA30010 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 89 89 3575 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2931 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2195 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 24 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 995 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 7 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 59 197569413149 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 6063 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 24 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 46120	51.2% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 90.9 Mixed 91.1 68% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.23 83% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 3 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.8% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.3 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.6 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 108%

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Gaming 111%

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	7,149x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,255x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	566x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,672x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,213x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	654x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	538x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	501x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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 $37Bench 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: $992

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16