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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	237% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '18 at 15:20
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (92^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 273 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 864 86% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,077 67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 188 Reflection 206 Parallax 184 153% 192 fps	Gravity 181 Splatting 131 134% 156 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 327GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1199 1137 587 609 610 605 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,267 Write 1,141 Mixed 1,076 SusWrite 791 240% 1,069 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 89 297% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,072 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 1,019 765% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 340%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 39GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 357 351 352 353 315 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 386 Write 356 Mixed 270 SusWrite 348 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 39.7 152% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 316 240% 324 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 104%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 19GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 339 351 348 339 322 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 372 Write 307 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 341 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 17.2 4K Mixed 11.8 50% 15.4 MB/s	DQ Read 32.3 DQ Write 18.7 DQ Mixed 18.9 16% 23.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 56%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 116GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 273 274 273 274 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 474 Mixed 431 SusWrite 291 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 54 185% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 234 210% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%
Seagate ST320LM001 HN-M320MBB 320GB 6,367 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 125GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 55 56 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 43 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 55.2 39% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 51%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 5,796 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.3 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	5.68% Terrible	Read 19.8 Write 4 Mixed 2.8 SusWrite 5.2 8% 7.95 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.68% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 9,834 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.9% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 20.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 21 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 117%

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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