Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	28.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	246% 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.

High background CPU (21%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '19 at 03:14
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 315 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 875 94% 751 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.3% Poor	Lighting 32 Reflection 36.9 Parallax 30.2 26% 33 fps	MRender 45.9 Gravity 31.9 Splatting 41.7 33% 39.8 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 795 614 612 602 484 425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1980 Write 1,684 Mixed 880 SusWrite 589 285% 1,283 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 63.3 241% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,117 DQ Write 1,446 DQ Mixed 913 792% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 254%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 389GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 94 95 87 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 14.2 Write 2 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 90.2 26% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.8 332% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 27.2 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 30.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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 $295	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