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

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	279% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 04:38
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 (91^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 818 84% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,123 70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.5% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 69 Parallax 61.6 52% 64.9 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 54.7 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 295GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1348 1260 587 586 587 589 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,502 Write 2,352 Mixed 1,559 SusWrite 826 404% 1,810 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 82.4 274% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,127 DQ Write 800 DQ Mixed 966 721% 964 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 340%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 67GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 284 269 267 261 244 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 408 Mixed 205 SusWrite 275 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 35.2 140% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 153 158% 262 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 114%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 41GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 205 210 203 200 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 272 Mixed 283 SusWrite 204 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 46.1 170% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 251 194% 266 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 95%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 314 315 315 315 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 476 Mixed 411 SusWrite 333 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 59.2 199% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Adata S102 Pro USB 3.0 16GB-$22 1,656 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 15GB free, PID 312b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 77.3 Write 25.7 Mixed 16 SusWrite 23.9 39% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.2 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 23.3 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 110%

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Typical ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (WI-FI AC) Builds (Compare 1,235 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

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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	577x
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	132x
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 $275	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