Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.32% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	369% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '18 at 14:38
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 1,020 100% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,321 82% 1,321 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6291 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.32% Terrible	Lighting 8.67 Reflection 12 Parallax 8.75 7% 9.79 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 7.8 Splatting 17.3 11% 12.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.32% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 438GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2088 2087 1945 2064 2057 2056 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2,517 Write 2,136 Mixed 1,446 SusWrite 2,049 457% 2,037 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 86.7 302% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,287 DQ Write 962 DQ Mixed 1,090 824% 1,113 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 393%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB 7,216 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3TB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 206 207 207 207 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 209 Mixed 102 SusWrite 206 131% 179 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 265% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 126%
Patriot Supersonic Xpress USB 3.0 32GB-$8 268 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 25GB free, PID 5000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 83 83 84 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 105 Write 61.3 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 83.6 91% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.3 91% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 35%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 13GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 9.8 11 10 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 101 Write 16.3 Mixed 13.8 SusWrite 10.3 33% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$248 5,582 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 20.4 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 112%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z370-A Builds (Compare 11,183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,965x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,116x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	933x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,112x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,066x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	740x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	538x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	405x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	843x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	315x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $939

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16