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

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171101
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '18 at 04:17
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	70%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 602 70% 544 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 54.5 Reflection 72.5 67% 63.5 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 486 Write 356 Mixed 351 88% 398 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 52.1 179% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 42.4 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 189 112% 113 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 193 Write 141 Mixed 84 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.7% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 20.1 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 17.4 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 110%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	580x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	200x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	124x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	135x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	48x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 79% - Very good

Total price: $758

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16