Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	178% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '20 at 02:49
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 799 82% 660 Pts	64-Core 1,066 66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.1% 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: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 199 Parallax 198 149% 193 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 183 Splatting 129 119% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 593 291 288 288 325 327 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1,260 Write 1,047 Mixed 475 SusWrite 352 174% 783 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 51.3 200% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,046 DQ Write 971 DQ Mixed 797 656% 938 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 236%
Intel SSDSC2BA800G3 800GB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 112GB free Firmware: 5DV1026A SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 463 466 463 463 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 359 Write 471 Mixed 373 SusWrite 462 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 44 160% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 264 200% 268 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
Intel SSDSC2BB016T7 1.5TB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 364GB free Firmware: N201Y301 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 277 275 276 277 278 MB/s Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67.3% Good	Read 227 Write 262 Mixed 230 SusWrite 276 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 30.1 109% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 155 121% 168 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 76%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 326GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 91 90 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 97 Write 97.5 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 90.4 125% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 100%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 475GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 168 167 166 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 173 Write 172 Mixed 124 SusWrite 167 215% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 2,697 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23.3 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 114%

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Gaming 111%

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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	4,776x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,049x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	480x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,359x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	811x
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 $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	406x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	330x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	265x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,246

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 $178	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