Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '21 at 22:17
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 127 2-Core 259 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 860 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,075 66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 960GB-$310 1,128 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 197 326 331 331 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 413 Write 30 Mixed 384 SusWrite 258 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 31.3 118% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 194 164% 241 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 89%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 40GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,027 Write 1,469 Mixed 548 296% 1,348 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 56.9 217% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,082 DQ Write 1,145 DQ Mixed 681 632% 969 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 554GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 460 457 459 468 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 425 Mixed 427 SusWrite 455 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 56.2 178% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 137%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 51GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,414 Write 1,470 Mixed 978 356% 1,621 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 72.8 265% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 957 DQ Write 1,208 DQ Mixed 977 767% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4BL.M8FB1 2x16GB 1,020 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.5% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.2 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 23.2 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 136%

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Gaming 111%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	648x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	258x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	165x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $917

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16