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 below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	119% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	17.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '22 at 18:58
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 287 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 646 65% 528 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 621 776 631 210 192 167 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 1,049 Write 1,079 Mixed 1,026 SusWrite 433 202% 897 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 27.2 4K Mixed 21.5 80% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 742 DQ Write 428 DQ Mixed 674 478% 615 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 295%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 54GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,490 Write 1,143 Mixed 693 245% 1,109 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 42.6 152% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 552 DQ Mixed 530 442% 646 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 96 100 109 111 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 74.6 Write 61.6 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 105 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.4 162% 2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 90%
Samsung HD503HI 500GB-$41 8,190 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 32GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 63 63 63 63 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 62.5 Write 16.4 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 59.7 29% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 58%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 6GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 82 72 78 72 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 75.4 Write 76.8 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 77.2 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 70%
Seagate ST3250312AS 250GB-$32 19,180 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 70GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 94 95 96 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 98.3 Write 89.7 Mixed 59.9 SusWrite 95 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x16GB 1,776 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	66% Good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 19.9 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 19.9 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 126%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,054x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	722x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	400x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	423x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	271x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	184x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	176x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	127x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	125x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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