Asus ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	95% 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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180322
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '18 at 22:13
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 781 81% 654 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6686) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 141 Reflection 154 Parallax 134 115% 143 fps	Gravity 134 Splatting 96.5 99% 115 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 320 289 145 147 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 477 Mixed 400 SusWrite 244 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 41.9 160% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 304 223% 287 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 95%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 466GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 458 461 466 466 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 470 Mixed 446 SusWrite 458 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 59.9 202% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 294 239% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 125%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 154 164 156 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 162 Mixed 32 SusWrite 160 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 27.6 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 29.1 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 104%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	351x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	115x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	91x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	78x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	73x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	37x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $92Bench 235%, 154,949 samples	29x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	17x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $674

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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