Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '20 at 01:12
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 880 91% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,220 76% 1,220 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2182) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 165 Parallax 161 138% 165 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 148 Splatting 112 118% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,943 Write 1,304 Mixed 860 301% 1,369 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 45.3 222% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 762 DQ Mixed 813 627% 859 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 65GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,308 Write 1,974 Mixed 780 303% 1354 MB/s	4K Read 70.5 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 93.6 326% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,550 DQ Write 1,466 DQ Mixed 1,425 1,092% 1,480 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 212GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 42 42 41 33 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 42.3 Write 69.6 Mixed 64 SusWrite 37.6 40% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.3 185% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$38 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 27.2 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 29.8 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 47.2 85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 107%

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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%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING - $159

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	648x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	258x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	165x
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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	92x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	81x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	62x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $917

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