Asus ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	114% 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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	14.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '20 at 16:18
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 977 94% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,294 80% 1,294 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 189 182 153 126 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 493 Mixed 381 SusWrite 195 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 60.8 212% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 235 211% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 89GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 295 309 304 298 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 494 Mixed 448 SusWrite 325 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 71 240% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 129%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 912GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 161 163 164 164 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 170 Mixed 99.7 SusWrite 163 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 222% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 357GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 105 106 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 99.2 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 105 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 223GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 107 Write 109 Mixed 106 SusWrite 87.9 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 76%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 6.3 5 5 4.9 5 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 35.9 Write 4.3 Mixed 9 SusWrite 5 13% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.5 162% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 25.1 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 30.9 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 102%

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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%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,066x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	729x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	402x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	485x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	425x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	276x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	189x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	186x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	138x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	177x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	128x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	127x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $936

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