Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics106% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z370-A  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 20 '18 at 01:15
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 858
86% 700 Pts
64-Core 1,144
71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6282) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 153
Parallax 130
112% 140 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 137
Splatting 113
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
682GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 125 144 142 134 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 150
Write 162
Mixed 109
SusWrite 136
103% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 109%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB
64GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 41 42 43 42 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
33.7% Below average
Read 75
Write 63.7
Mixed 47.5
SusWrite 41.9
42% 57 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
PNY 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 2x8GB
2 of 3 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.7% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 12.1
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.6
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 43.7%
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 11,144 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $926
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