Asus ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170828
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '21 at 01:12
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 85.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 204 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 772 72% 599 Pts	64-Core 1,067 66% 1,067 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 154 Parallax 167 124% 158 fps	MRender 165 Gravity 139 Splatting 115 112% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,354 Write 5,102 Mixed 5,563 1,263% 5673 MB/s	4K Read 407 4K Write 318 4K Mixed 315 1,188% 347 MB/s	DQ Read 926 DQ Write 887 DQ Mixed 988 720% 934 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 295%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 474 Write 443 Mixed 383 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 40.1 156% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 47.6 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 63.1 56% 80.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 65GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 123 123 124 124 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 105 Write 106 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 123 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 84%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 953GB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 72.6 Write 72.8 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 72.9 94% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 66%
Generic- SD/MMC 67GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 54GB free, PID 0109 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 4.8 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	2.13% Terrible	Read 5 Write 3 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 4.3 5% 3.7 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.13% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x8GB 9,905 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 22.7 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 21.3 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 97%

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

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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-H GAMING - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,062x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	724x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	401x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	482x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	424x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	275x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	186x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	138x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	177x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	128x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	126x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $928

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16