Asus ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	120% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 12:29
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 88.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 245 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 692 73% 587 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36B6) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 338 282 278 274 278 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 483 Mixed 394 SusWrite 318 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.9 206% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 233GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 457 405 288 289 287 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 484 Mixed 439 SusWrite 364 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 55.3 189% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 182 175 180 178 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 174 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 178 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 158 162 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 163 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.7 264% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 92%
CADlink Technology 4GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 1GB free, PID 6864 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 4 8.7 9.8 9.8 9.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	9.07% Terrible	Read 25.2 Write 9.7 Mixed 10 SusWrite 7.6 15% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 75% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.07% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.6% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 19.2 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 88%

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

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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	2,057x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	723x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	401x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	424x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	273x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	185x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	138x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	176x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	128x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	125x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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