Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	92.6% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171026
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '19 at 20:57
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 275 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 880 87% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,131 70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 151 Parallax 132 121% 144 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 143 Splatting 112 100% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 464 196 152 152 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 458 Mixed 394 SusWrite 262 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.1 149% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 299 220% 284 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 95%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$69 13,482 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 294GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 396 398 398 400 397 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 470 Mixed 316 SusWrite 400 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 32.1 161% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 285 230% 326 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 119%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 850GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 82 Write 81.2 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 82.2 52% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.9% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.1 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 21.3 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 104%

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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-I GAMING - $159

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	645x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	255x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	164x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	107x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	68x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	53x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	92x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	81x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	62x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $916

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 $184	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