Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 141% 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% 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	269% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '17 at 09:52
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1073 104% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,330 82% 1,330 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB; 11G-P4-6698-KR, EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 HYBRID GAMING CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.59 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 210 Parallax 203 157% 202 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 192 Splatting 128 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,887 Write 1,713 Mixed 1,595 386% 1,731 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 57 227% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 464 DQ Write 431 DQ Mixed 205 221% 367 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 353%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 143GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,929 Write 1,718 Mixed 1,563 387% 1,736 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 70 247% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 605 DQ Write 482 DQ Mixed 268 275% 452 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 353%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 184 180 5775 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 200 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 19722 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 172 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 151 151 147308 (C2) HDA temperature 123 112 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 93.5 Mixed 87.2 71% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.98 4K Mixed 0.22 80% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 83%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 96GB free Firmware: JE4OA60A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 182 182 73014444033 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1146 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 10414 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 587 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 32 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 73497 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 176093921303 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	30.7% Below average	Read 51.5 Write 55.4 Mixed 53 40% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.17 58% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 53%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 428GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 56 Write 55.9 Mixed 55.7 72% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.21 70% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C15 2x16GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 30.4 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 32.4 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,934x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,108x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	923x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,107x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,056x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	737x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	534x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	488x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	403x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	841x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	305x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

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