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 way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

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Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '18 at 00:42
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 1,042 96% 801 Pts	64-Core 1,306 81% 1,306 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 181 Reflection 204 Parallax 204 148% 196 fps	Gravity 179 Splatting 125 131% 152 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,547 Write 2,346 Mixed 1,683 487% 2,192 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 89.6 300% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,191 DQ Write 1,021 DQ Mixed 1,090 821% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 232GB free Firmware: EXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 238 238 237 237 236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 309 Mixed 343 SusWrite 262 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 59.4 204% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 238 212% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 194GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 362 320 320 319 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 481 Mixed 386 SusWrite 355 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 62.5 214% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 346 264% 357 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79.7% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 22 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 26.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 88%

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

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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	5,959x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,113x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	932x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,066x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	740x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	536x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	405x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	842x
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 $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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