Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190424
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '19 at 07:09
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 942 95% 770 Pts	64-Core 1,213 75% 1,213 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 146 Parallax 136 108% 138 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 134 Splatting 110 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,086 Write 5,094 Mixed 1,176 905% 4,118 MB/s	4K Read 724 4K Write 366 4K Mixed 470 1,892% 520 MB/s	DQ Read 1,702 DQ Write 1235 DQ Mixed 1,332 1,032% 1,423 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 50GB free Firmware: LCSi SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 119 99 102 96 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 300 Write 158 Mixed 245 SusWrite 108 45% 203 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 42.6 180% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 154 137% 208 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 88%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 439GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 98 97 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 82.7 Write 53.5 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 97.1 51% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 428GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 151 150 151 150 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 145 Write 147 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 150 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 259F 2TB 3,542 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 93 95 100 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 82.3 Write 81.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 97.1 105% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x16GB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	43.8% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 12.3 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 44%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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