Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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 Drive	89.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 16:42
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	13%

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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 948 95% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,286 80% 1,286 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 201 Parallax 199 151% 195 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 186 Splatting 127 118% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 130 144 138 130 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 431 Write 158 Mixed 217 SusWrite 134 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 46.1 181% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 176 137% 190 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 88%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 51GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 84 93 93 93 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 478 Mixed 364 SusWrite 118 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43.5 166% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 180 178% 284 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 285GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 135 134 134 135 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 155 Write 150 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 134 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C19 2x16GB 1,578 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 29.2 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 29.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 116%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	5,950x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,112x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	927x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,061x
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 $90Bench 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 $300	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