Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	297% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '21 at 04:25
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$258 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 80.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 279 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 944 84% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,143 71% 1,143 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8A92) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.2% Average	Lighting 57.7 Reflection 63.3 Parallax 84.4 47% 68.5 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 46.3 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1564 1614 1615 1684 1684 1679 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 1,959 Write 1,197 Mixed 857 SusWrite 1640 316% 1,413 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 62.8 220% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,327 DQ Write 947 DQ Mixed 1,004 786% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 363%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 327GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 483 481 488 487 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 484 Mixed 458 SusWrite 483 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 62 211% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 132%
SABRENT 960GB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 371GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 170 163 154 154 154 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 305 Write 254 Mixed 11.2 SusWrite 162 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 37.7 4K Mixed 16.3 66% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 34.6 58% 112 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D30BESB.16FD 2x16GB 1,539 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	78.1% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 26.9 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 13.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0F94 U32R59x

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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 $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	645x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	255x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	164x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	107x

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	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 77% - Very good

Total price: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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