Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	286% 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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180322
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '18 at 16:28
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 276 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 824 83% 675 Pts	64-Core 1,138 70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 67.4 54% 67.3 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 62.5 Splatting 55.7 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2015 784 613 611 618 619 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,472 Write 2,127 Mixed 1,333 SusWrite 877 380% 1,702 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 85.5 286% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,073 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 971 736% 991 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 340%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 112GB free Firmware: 504ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 62 83 79 61 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.2% Above average	Read 148 Write 134 Mixed 149 SusWrite 76.1 28% 127 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 31.3 138% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 99 90% 138 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 84%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 303GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 437 437 439 434 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 441 Mixed 332 SusWrite 437 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 44.5 160% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 208 176% 256 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 100 102 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 107 Write 98.8 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 101 71% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 87%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 454GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 83 82 81 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 76 Write 75.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 82.9 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 57%
Seagate ST3500830AS 500GB-$145 6,517 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 200GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 73 76 77 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 56.7 Write 28.2 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 75.8 37% 50.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 20.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 22.5 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 102%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING - $477

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,766x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,046x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	478x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,356x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	810x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	399x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	346x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	295x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	282x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	405x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	330x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	264x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,246

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 $179	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) $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