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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	258% 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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180518
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 13:50
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 158 2-Core 303 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 968 96% 784 Pts	64-Core 1,282 79% 1,282 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 308 307 308 307 307 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,443 Write 1,472 Mixed 1,278 SusWrite 481 314% 1,418 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 82.8 278% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,014 DQ Mixed 1,011 756% 1,001 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 198GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 478 467 471 477 477 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 482 Mixed 406 SusWrite 473 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.9 199% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 302GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2208 2211 2216 2217 2214 2217 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 2,570 Write 2,223 Mixed 1,424 SusWrite 2,214 473% 2,108 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 77.8 272% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,219 DQ Write 1,048 DQ Mixed 1,102 834% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 372% Great: 393%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 117GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 113 111 131 135 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 118 Write 86.7 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 125 65% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 777GB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 91 89 95 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 124 Write 117 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 93.2 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$248 5,582 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3500 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 28.4 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 30.5 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

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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-G GAMING (WI-FI AC)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	580x
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	135x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16