Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171019
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 22:56
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

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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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 95.1 2-Core 295 88% 163 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,004 96% 794 Pts	64-Core 1,231 76% 1,231 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.5% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 112 Parallax 97 84% 104 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 95.7 Splatting 100 80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 286 289 290 290 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 403 Mixed 355 SusWrite 304 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 54 180% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 195 195 196 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 143 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 195 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 846GB free Firmware: JP4OA3GH SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 129 127 129 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 121 Write 120 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 127 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 74%
Seagate ST1500LM 006 HN-M151R 1.5TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1TB free Firmware: 2BC1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 106 106 106 107 106 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 95 Write 81.7 Mixed 54 SusWrite 105 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 68%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 2,234 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 549GB free, PID a009 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 88 87 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 76 Write 72.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 87.3 89% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 26.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 31.4 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 110%

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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	4,761x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,043x
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	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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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