Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	3.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	153% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180108
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '18 at 06:52
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 163 2-Core 324 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 960 100% 804 Pts	64-Core 960 59% 960 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% EVGA(3842 2710) 1GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.82% Terrible	Lighting 4.53 Reflection 4.38 Parallax 4.38 4% 4.43 fps	MRender 4.24 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.17 4% 4.77 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.82% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GB 2,691 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 365GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,270 Write 567 Mixed 711 186% 849 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 40.3 179% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 150 156% 258 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 161%
Liteonit L8T-256L9G-11 M.2 2280 256GB 846 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 174GB free Firmware: H88110E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 352 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1362 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 41744 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 800 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 120151 (F2) Unknown 100 100 156950	101% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 389 Mixed 432 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 38.4 146% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 79.6 120% 226 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 94%
OCZ Saber 1000 240GB-$148 92 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 136GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1243 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2115 (AB) Unknown 100 100 78232400 (AE) Unknown 100 100 165 (BE) vendor-specific 100 100 26 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 90 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 97 97 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5071 (F2) Unknown 100 100 7588 (F9) Unknown 100 100 286810379	107% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 498 Mixed 506 110% 492 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 30.3 141% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 83.2 134% 258 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB 24,860 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 29 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 31.6 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 88%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,958x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,112x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	930x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,065x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	740x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	536x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	405x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	842x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	314x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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