Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '20 at 14:29
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 315 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 955 98% 790 Pts	64-Core 1301 80% 1301 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 2368) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1761 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61.5% Good	Lighting 76.9 Reflection 86 Parallax 74.4 63% 79.1 fps	MRender 80.1 Gravity 70.2 Splatting 68.1 59% 72.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500M8120G 120GB 1,552 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056R6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 72 64 68 68 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 488 Write 310 Mixed 295 SusWrite 80.3 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 48.7 160% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 155 125% 180 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 83%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 280GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 469 470 457 429 426 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 462 Mixed 437 SusWrite 450 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.2 189% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 303 244% 343 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: 505CUA SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 211 194 209 202 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 390 Write 283 Mixed 257 SusWrite 210 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 45.8 174% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 148 144% 229 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 186 186 197 200 195 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 92.4 Write 95.1 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 190 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 23 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 25.6 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 103%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	646x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	256x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	164x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
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
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	92x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $916

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