Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results

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


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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	83.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '21 at 22:34
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 265 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 859 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,101 68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 960GB-$310 1,128 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 258 121 59 112 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 486 Write 153 Mixed 374 SusWrite 182 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 33.3 125% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 195 185% 287 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 89%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 233GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1230 388 305 309 307 307 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,793 Write 1,401 Mixed 723 SusWrite 474 244% 1,098 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 54.6 224% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,037 DQ Write 1063 DQ Mixed 768 655% 956 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 236%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$105 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 554GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 445 459 466 451 449 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 448 Mixed 448 SusWrite 450 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 55.5 184% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 137%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 51GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,270 Write 1456 Mixed 962 344% 1,563 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 77.5 265% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 950 DQ Write 1271 DQ Mixed 980 777% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4BL.M8FB1 2x16GB 1,020 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 22.5 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 26.2 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 136%

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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 $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	650x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	259x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	167x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	140x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	92x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: $919

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16