Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	277% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180411
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '18 at 04:26
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 821 85% 683 Pts	64-Core 1,114 69% 1,114 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.7% Average	Lighting 60.8 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 65.5 50% 64.7 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 53.9 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,893 Write 1,426 Mixed 1,550 430% 1,957 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 50.2 201% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 122 134% 229 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 238GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 15679 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1975 (B1) Unknown 95 95 281 (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 72 51 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 3 (EB) Unknown 99 99 176 (F1) Unknown 99 99 54193629742	111% Outstanding	Read 528 Write 499 Mixed 514 115% 514 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 44.3 148% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 145 152% 251 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 23GB free Firmware: 000F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 41859 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3229 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 770 (AD) Unknown 95 95 175 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1322 (B5) Unknown 100 100 16772013622614 (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 93 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (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 100 100 1 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 95 95 5 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	65.6% Good	Read 501 Write 192 Mixed 278 71% 323 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 5.88 88% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 7.67 62% 147 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 72%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 181 174 5950 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1883 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13141 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1705 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1040 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 15798 (C2) HDA temperature 122 108 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	67.4% Good	Read 133 Write 102 Mixed 104 85% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 2.14 4K Mixed 0.21 82% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 684GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 184 176 5800 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2088 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 15321 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1932 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1294 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 194 194 18812 (C2) HDA temperature 122 104 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	63.9% Good	Read 126 Write 96.2 Mixed 123 87% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 2.16 4K Mixed 0.19 86% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 88%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$29 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 552GB free Firmware: 01.01K03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 165 6350 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6296 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15676 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1940 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 339 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5956 (C2) HDA temperature 119 102 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	55.1% Above average	Read 91.9 Write 99.6 Mixed 93.8 72% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.65 160% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 90%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 526GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 170 6108 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2284 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15332 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1941 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1231 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 194 194 19812 (C2) HDA temperature 121 102 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 7 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	64.1% Good	Read 111 Write 113 Mixed 103 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.21 79% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 2,787 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 26.1 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 30 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 103%

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Workstation 100%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,933x
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 $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: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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