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 (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170831
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '20 at 04:48
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 278 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 719 83% 645 Pts	64-Core 825 51% 825 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 68.1 Reflection 78.3 Parallax 67.7 56% 71.3 fps	Gravity 69.4 Splatting 74.5 64% 71.9 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 481 Mixed 445 106% 476 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 56.6 189% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 341 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
OCZ Trion 100 120GB-$60 4,424 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 8GB free Firmware: SAFM11.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 506 Write 394 Mixed 214 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 10.3 102% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 162 140% 210 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 76%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 397GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2287 624 629 629 630 631 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,143 Write 2,168 Mixed 1,520 SusWrite 905 377% 1,684 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 79.9 259% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 997 DQ Mixed 1,045 780% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 340%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 34GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 100 100 103 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 69.8 Write 119 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 102 58% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 342% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 153GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 124 128 128 128 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 148 Write 124 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 128 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 2 366% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 110%

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 @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 26.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 27.5 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92% 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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,760x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,042x
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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	295x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	281x

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	329x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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