Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	319% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '18 at 03:32
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$193 746,287 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 (81^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 87.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 275 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 820 84% 678 Pts	64-Core 996 62% 996 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080-$391 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 164 Parallax 175 138% 170 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 145 Splatting 109 115% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4815 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	5.58% Terrible	Lighting 7.67 Reflection 10.5 Parallax 7.69 6% 8.62 fps	MRender 10.6 Gravity 7.27 Splatting 0.13 4% 6.01 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.58% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 723GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1980 2073 1254 1140 1146 1162 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,470 Write 2,346 Mixed 1,537 SusWrite 1459 438% 1953 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 83.1 274% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,102 DQ Write 960 DQ Mixed 1,024 769% 1,028 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 372%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 238GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 476 479 478 479 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 455 Mixed 354 SusWrite 477 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 44.1 153% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 173 182% 299 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 260GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 476 479 478 480 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 473 Mixed 357 SusWrite 477 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 41.3 151% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 172 Write 137 Mixed 81 SusWrite 102 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.3% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 20.8 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 114%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	648x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	258x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	165x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x

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	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	92x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $928

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16