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 below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	83.7% 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.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 14:51
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 101 2-Core 194 71% 125 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 566 55% 454 Pts	64-Core 846 52% 846 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 358 81 418 281 202 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 442 Write 430 Mixed 294 SusWrite 291 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 29.7 106% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 69 129% 255 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 111%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 47GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 63 56 56 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 432 Write 349 Mixed 316 SusWrite 84.3 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 31.2 110% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 106 127% 222 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 147 145 141 149 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 125 Write 108 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 147 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 114%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 18.5 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 13.2 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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-F GAMING - $477

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,792x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,055x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	482x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,365x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	813x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	399x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	348x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	296x
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	407x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	331x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	266x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,253

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16