Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53% 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	89.7% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '19 at 19:42
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 780 82% 655 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1338 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53% Above average	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 84.1 54% 73.2 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 56.9 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD Radeon R3 120GB 3,248 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0422C SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 104 55 55 55 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 500 Write 389 Mixed 364 SusWrite 90.7 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 45.7 166% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 222 186% 268 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 87%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 157GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 252 253 252 254 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 476 Mixed 385 SusWrite 284 88% 388 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 42.6 160% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 323 247% 333 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 99%
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 63GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 56 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 395 Write 300 Mixed 283 SusWrite 79.4 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 24.7 132% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 137 134% 207 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 794GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 119 118 120 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 92.5 Write 91.3 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 119 69% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 28.5 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 30.6 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

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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-F GAMING - $477

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,756x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,042x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	477x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,354x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	809x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	399x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	345x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	295x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	281x

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	329x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	264x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $185	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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