Rogue race and stats

[Lich]

I have been reading over the forums and can't decide which race to pick. Everyone seems to agree that STR is important but don't give many examples. What damage numbers could I expect to see when comparing Barbarian to Gnome every 10 levels assuming identical gear? If we really wanted to simplify it we could compare a Barbarian with all starting points in stamina to Barbarian with all starting points in strength while ignoring the fact that the starting points in strength would be wasted at end game according to some people. We could also do the same with Gnome. I just don't want to have super low dps compared to another race.

I would also like some weapon and gear recommendations. I have access to Fungi and SCHW or possibly CoF.

Thank you for your help.