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 (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	124% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190424
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 11:42
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 162 2-Core 310 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 951 100% 798 Pts	64-Core 941 58% 941 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 275 273 273 272 266 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 458 Mixed 364 SusWrite 294 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 65.6 226% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 38GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 72 8 32 54 3.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 327 Write 102 Mixed 136 SusWrite 44 33% 152 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 27.3 107% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 76.8 96% 165 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 100%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 302GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 104 103 103 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 138 Write 43.2 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 104 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.3 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 188GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 76 73 78 76 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 38 Mixed 69 SusWrite 76.2 53% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 75%
WD My Book 500GB 3,986 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 189GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 36.3 Mixed 28 SusWrite 41.9 49% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 22%
WD 6400AAV External 640GB 139 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 248GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 40 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 38.3 Write 39.5 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 41.3 51% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 4,554 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 24.3 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 26.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 97%

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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 $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,804x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,056x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	482x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,372x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	815x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	400x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	348x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	297x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	283x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	409x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	332x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	267x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,244

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16