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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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.
Boot Drive	254% 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.

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Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210712
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '22 at 16:21
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 288 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 896 85% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,068 66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 526.86 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 188 Reflection 203 Parallax 198 154% 197 fps	Gravity 198 Splatting 134 143% 166 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 999 721 716 713 694 691 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,419 Write 2,245 Mixed 1,717 SusWrite 756 399% 1,784 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 75.9 248% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 957 DQ Write 576 DQ Mixed 840 606% 791 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 137GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 320 318 316 319 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 472 Mixed 407 SusWrite 332 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 57 191% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 227GB free Firmware: AX0A4M SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 74 76 74 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 80.5 Write 84.6 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 74.7 49% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 26 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 30.2 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 107%

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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	4,787x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,055x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	481x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,363x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	813x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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 $95Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	331x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16