Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	289% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 03:12
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 912 88% 727 Pts	64-Core 1,136 70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2182) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 168 Reflection 162 Parallax 154 137% 161 fps	Gravity 139 Splatting 104 105% 122 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1654 1668 1602 981 987 943 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,062 Write 1,867 Mixed 764 SusWrite 1,306 335% 1,500 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 70.7 226% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,324 DQ Write 1,205 DQ Mixed 1,089 865% 1,206 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 356GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 467 473 476 476 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 473 Mixed 402 SusWrite 472 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 67.3 229% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 354 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.M16FB 2x16GB 270 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 26.5 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 26.4 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 88%

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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	649x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	259x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	166x
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 $45Bench 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: $925

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16