Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 314% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 291% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	346% 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	195% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '23 at 02:26
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$191 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 874 85% 701 Pts	64-Core 1,119 69% 1,119 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,200 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5104) CLim: 3315 MHz, MLim: 5363 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	346% Outstanding	Lighting 522 Reflection 729 Parallax 800 425% 683 fps	MRender 521 Gravity 591 Splatting 311 372% 474 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 214 209 209 285 270 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 2,125 Write 1,983 Mixed 1,154 SusWrite 239 306% 1,375 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 55 191% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 952 DQ Write 676 DQ Mixed 824 613% 817 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 526%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 48 49 48 47 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 26.4 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 24.4 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING - $159

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	653x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	259x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	114x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	167x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	141x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	68x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	53x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	52x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $964

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $252	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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