Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics17.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive77% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z370-A  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '18 at 18:33
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 89.1
1-Core 133
2-Core 264
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 676
75% 591 Pts
64-Core 784
48% 784 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.77
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.7% Very poor
Lighting 20
Reflection 23.1
Parallax 18.8
16% 20.6 fps
MRender 28.6
Gravity 20
Splatting 26.1
20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85
80GB free
Firmware: SAFC12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 515
Write 353
Mixed 353
90% 407 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 61.4
4K Mixed 9.62
91% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 30
DQ Write 68.4
DQ Mixed 9.3
18% 35.9 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 97%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 508
Write 228
Mixed 272
74% 336 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 20.6
114% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 11.3
64% 143 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 77%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
609GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 144
Write 146
Mixed 119
102% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 2.22
4K Mixed 0.19
94% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 3 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.5% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 11.9
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 11.4
SC Mixed 12.4
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRIME Z370-A Builds (Compare 11,128 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $942
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