Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	165% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '18 at 06:00
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^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 (91^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 250 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 884 87% 710 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 170 Parallax 174 142% 173 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 150 Splatting 114 118% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 414GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 556 640 591 580 656 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,739 Write 1,518 Mixed 1,168 SusWrite 635 283% 1,265 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 47.2 152% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 202 152% 202 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 340%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 605GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 320 384 332 350 386 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 477 Write 405 Mixed 394 SusWrite 352 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 33.7 108% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 175 131% 174 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 524GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 317 383 331 353 398 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 477 Write 400 Mixed 384 SusWrite 354 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 33.5 109% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 175 132% 176 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 294GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 429 435 431 431 405 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 419 Mixed 371 SusWrite 425 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 39.7 127% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 199 150% 199 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.1 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 103%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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 $300	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