Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	94.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171201
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '18 at 07:05
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$188 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 910 91% 742 Pts	64-Core 1194 74% 1194 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6798) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2886 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 182 Reflection 193 Parallax 172 149% 183 fps	Gravity 160 Splatting 117 120% 139 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 465GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,035 Write 1,371 Mixed 1,194 339% 1,534 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 38.6 192% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 617 DQ Write 441 DQ Mixed 228 252% 428 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7715 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 765 (B1) Unknown 98 98 34 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 54 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 21 (F1) Unknown 99 99 20913782713	94.5% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 402 Mixed 411 97% 438 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 26.1 147% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 46.1 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 26.3 58% 112 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$95 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 67 186019594 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 588 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2087134 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9693741187741 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 76 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 68 504496153 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 443 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2118 (C2) HDA temperature 25 40 47244640281 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 91551522881873 (F1) Unknown 100 253 113355273 (F2) Unknown 100 253 72664321	104% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 178 Mixed 139 125% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.22 89% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 548GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 182 0 (03) Spinup time 173 172 2325 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5286 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7855 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 776 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 26 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 12756 (C2) HDA temperature 113 98 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 182 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 182 2 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 1 2	87.5% Excellent	Read 155 Write 150 Mixed 150 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 2.22 4K Mixed 0.29 108% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 2,444 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 26.8 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 30 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 45.5 88% 45.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 135%

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Workstation 100%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,932x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,108x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	923x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 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 $76Bench 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: 70% - Good

Total price: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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