Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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.
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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '19 at 16:44
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (53^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 282 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 930 87% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,149 71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 866D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 125 Parallax 128 108% 128 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 126 Splatting 100 105% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1451 Write 1,219 Mixed 543 236% 1,071 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 53.1 203% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,022 DQ Write 1,042 DQ Mixed 679 608% 914 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 309GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 473 Write 288 Mixed 365 83% 375 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 36.7 147% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 204 183% 275 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 98%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 164GB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 200 Write 298 Mixed 278 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 38.8 142% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 387 DQ Mixed 316 255% 358 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 182%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 743GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 142 Write 124 Mixed 70.9 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 6,400 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 104 Write 96.9 Mixed 53.9 63% 85 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.8 232% 2 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 236%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 4TB 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 9401 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 151 Write 151 Mixed 93.8 98% 132 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.8 406% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.6% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 14.2 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 14.7 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 104%

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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 $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