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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	126% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 17:58
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 1,006 92% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,501 93% 1,501 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM981 Samsu 1TB 349 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 265GB free Firmware: EXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1457 1215 952 993 1060 1018 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2,220 Write 2,096 Mixed 1,579 SusWrite 1,116 393% 1,753 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 92.3 318% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,536 DQ Write 1,422 DQ Mixed 1,440 1,091% 1,466 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 321%
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 273GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 458 483 470 455 411 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 465 Mixed 404 SusWrite 457 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 63.7 215% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 129%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69 12,601 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 162GB free Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1319 1279 1105 1133 934 752 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,460 Write 1,430 Mixed 872 SusWrite 1087 272% 1,212 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 69.7 262% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,243 DQ Write 427 DQ Mixed 627 518% 766 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 262%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 457 482 440 426 372 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 434 Mixed 353 SusWrite 441 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.6 202% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston XN205T-MIE 2x16GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 29.4 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 20.1 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 112%

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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	4,767x
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 $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	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 $40	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