Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	110% 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.
Boot Drive	87.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171019
Uptime	7.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '19 at 01:30
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 261 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 840 79% 657 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12B0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 140 Parallax 149 119% 145 fps	MRender 162 Gravity 127 Splatting 96.6 102% 129 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 164 170 161 153 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 489 Write 324 Mixed 265 SusWrite 164 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 38.2 144% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 249 201% 288 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 134%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 32GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 184 193 184 193 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 460 Write 188 Mixed 230 SusWrite 190 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 16.2 106% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 29.6 49% 95.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 72%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 388GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 73 71 72 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 59.2 Write 62.7 Mixed 55 SusWrite 71.4 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 76%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 487GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 89 92 91 93 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 91.8 Write 91.2 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 91.1 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 497GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 34 37 18 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 42.3 Write 45.2 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 35.1 36% 48.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.2 62% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 0740 1TB 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 43GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 43 44 44 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 44.7 Write 45.3 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 43.7 58% 42.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 41%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.3% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 20.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 66.1 61% 66.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 64.3% 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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,760x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,042x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	478x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,355x
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	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	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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	264x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,246

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

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