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 as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	119% 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 20:49
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 287 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 638 69% 546 Pts	64-Core 631 39% 631 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 470 329 363 314 362 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 924 Write 380 Mixed 395 SusWrite 372 114% 518 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 36.4 139% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 406 DQ Write 370 DQ Mixed 381 288% 385 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 333%
WDC WD60EMAZ-51LW3B0 6TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 115 127 121 126 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 112 Write 84.7 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 122 21% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.4 5% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 36%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 34GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 462 483 480 467 218 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 468 Mixed 447 SusWrite 422 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 58 198% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 123 121 114 115 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 46.2 Write 111 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 118 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 83% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 906GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 136 135 136 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 136 Write 40.8 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 136 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB 77,202 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.2 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 25.2 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.1% 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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,785x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,053x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	481x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,362x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	813x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	399x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	348x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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	407x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	331x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	266x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,253

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16