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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	97.7% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190527
Uptime	15.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '22 at 14:34
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 625 72% 563 Pts	64-Core 693 43% 693 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 279 272 253 255 256 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 318 Mixed 313 SusWrite 270 78% 352 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 38.8 150% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 249 212% 313 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 129%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60 23,997 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 380GB free Firmware: JE3OA60A SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 67 66 66 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 64.8 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 66 43% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 50%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 699GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 120 120 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 118 Write 111 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 119 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 71%
Kingmax USB2.0 FlashDisk 16GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 9GB free, PID 3254 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	9.97% Terrible	Read 11 Write 11.9 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 11.8 12% 9.35 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 91% 8.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.97% Great: 10%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 27.7 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 28.4 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 104%

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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 $219Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,779x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,051x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	481x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,359x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	812x
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 $98Bench 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	406x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	331x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	265x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,279

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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