Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '18 at 18:26
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 165 2-Core 315 106% 192 Pts	4-Core 663 8-Core 991 103% 827 Pts	64-Core 969 60% 969 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Lighting 80.6 Reflection 84 Parallax 74.8 66% 79.8 fps	MRender 80.7 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 67 60% 74.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD30EZRX-00MMMB0 128GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 93 92 93 79 93 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	92.9% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 439 Mixed 351 SusWrite 112 78% 352 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 43.2 167% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 182 178% 281 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 95%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 32GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 402 426 426 425 426 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 408 Mixed 310 SusWrite 421 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 46 170% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 201 173% 253 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 105%
WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 464GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 440 478 481 461 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 428 Mixed 341 SusWrite 469 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 42.4 180% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 230 207% 314 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 119%
Seagate ST4000LM016-1N2170 4TB 2,075 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 75 76 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 128 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 78.6 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.8 270% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 29.9 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 33 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	646x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	256x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	164x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: $916

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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