Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	80.6% 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	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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 21:05
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 884 86% 707 Pts	64-Core 909 56% 909 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 166 116 89 57 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 468 Write 417 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 125 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 39 139% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 181 154% 229 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 88%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 199GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 329 326 327 326 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 460 Mixed 404 SusWrite 342 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 62.9 213% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 122%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 227GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 161 163 164 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 164 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 162 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 166 168 174 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 124 Write 148 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 169 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 189% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	86% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 24.1 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 27 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 101%

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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	4,767x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,046x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	479x

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 $95Bench 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 $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 $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