Asus ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	76.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180518
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '18 at 06:11
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 271 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 858 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,115 69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 126 114 113 114 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 439 Write 330 Mixed 231 SusWrite 130 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 40.8 141% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 131 109% 158 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 97%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 155GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 464 465 433 424 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 451 Mixed 314 SusWrite 444 92% 406 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 41.2 152% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 162 146% 216 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 525GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 152 151 151 151 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 153 Write 139 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 151 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 53% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 109%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 824GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 46 59 65 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 99.7 Write 111 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 62.1 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.2 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 20.9 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 104%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (WI-FI AC)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	578x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	200x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	123x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	133x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	86x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	59x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	47x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	46x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	26x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $757

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