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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	109% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '20 at 23:09
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 876 86% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,126 70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A0A 250GB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 255 267 257 232 222 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 461 Mixed 406 SusWrite 272 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.2 182% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%
Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31100TNTD 1TB 1,965 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 336GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 445 436 374 396 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 314 Write 114 Mixed 120 SusWrite 375 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 29.1 101% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 78.5 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 180 116% 132 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 678GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 196 197 198 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 132 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 197 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2500 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 26.3 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 27.1 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 114%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,770x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,046x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	479x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,356x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	810x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	295x
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	405x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	330x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	264x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,246

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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