Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 147% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	182% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	302% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190424
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 19:52
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 119 2-Core 246 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 731 72% 590 Pts	64-Core 1,000 62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB; 10G-P5-3885-KR, EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	182% Outstanding	Lighting 270 Reflection 214 Parallax 246 220% 243 fps	MRender 294 Gravity 202 Splatting 145 167% 213 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 253GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1446 1386 698 544 534 525 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,528 Write 1,128 Mixed 1,459 SusWrite 855 330% 1,492 MB/s	4K Read 66.9 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 93 315% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,249 DQ Write 1,014 DQ Mixed 1,105 834% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 410%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 406GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 441 459 446 426 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 454 Mixed 434 SusWrite 436 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 59.6 195% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 305 245% 344 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%
WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB 11,733 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 397GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 427 411 407 410 409 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 252 Mixed 380 SusWrite 418 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 53.6 191% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 288 235% 334 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 22,274 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 25.3 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 29 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 103%

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

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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