Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	32.9% 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 Drive	272% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180411
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '18 at 01:59
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 155 2-Core 300 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 924 91% 746 Pts	64-Core 1,266 78% 1,266 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2827) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.9% Below average	Lighting 40 Reflection 35.7 Parallax 51.1 33% 42.3 fps	MRender 50 Gravity 43.6 Splatting 33.3 34% 42.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 EVO 500GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 252% 871GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1395 1203 1205 1178 1141 1141 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,850 Write 1,749 Mixed 1,006 SusWrite 1,210 326% 1,454 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 66.8 240% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1220 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 966 773% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 190% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 300%
Mushkin Chronos 240GB-$99 690 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 46GB free Firmware: 560ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 116 123 106 102 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 396 Write 106 Mixed 162 SusWrite 111 42% 194 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 14.2 4K Mixed 18.8 61% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 42.4 DQ Write 34.4 DQ Mixed 44.6 32% 40.5 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 782GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 199 198 202 202 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 172 Mixed 93 SusWrite 200 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 192 Write 167 Mixed 78.8 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 22.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 25.4 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 111%

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Desktop 91%

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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	5,944x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,111x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	925x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,059x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	739x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	535x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	404x

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	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 $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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