Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171212
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	May 19 '20 at 23:45
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 245 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 760 72% 598 Pts	64-Core 937 58% 937 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 48 Reflection 55.4 Parallax 45 39% 49.5 fps	Gravity 48 Splatting 62.6 50% 55.3 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1608 Write 1,491 Mixed 650 277% 1,250 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 53.8 197% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 1,038 DQ Write 787 DQ Mixed 879 666% 902 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 495 Write 138 Mixed 221 62% 285 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 49.4 175% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 96.8 DQ Mixed 178 147% 220 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 131%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 13 13 13 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 15.3 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 13.5 15% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 89%
ADATA HV620 2TB 747 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID a31a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 118 123 123 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 76 Write 130 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 119 152% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4C3000C15 2x16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 26.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 24.3 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 116%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	647x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	257x
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
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 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 $269	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