Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.2% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '24 at 20:11
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th 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-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 583 66% 514 Pts	64-Core 643 40% 643 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2640 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 546.65 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 159 Parallax 154 113% 150 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 151 Splatting 108 101% 125 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BX400G4 300GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: G2010140 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 332 339 354 344 364 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 318 Write 295 Mixed 217 SusWrite 343 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 29 108% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 273 213% 293 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 96%
Samsung MZ7LM960HCHP-00003 960GB 120 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 459GB free Firmware: GXT3003Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 395 404 428 429 429 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 414 Mixed 310 SusWrite 410 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 34.9 124% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 323 252% 348 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 32.7 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 27.7 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 104%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 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	67	54	60	27"	1280 720	ACR06E2 VG271

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING Builds (Compare 1,466 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	81x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	62x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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