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 above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 21:25
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$100 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 568 75% 564 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 93%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,852 Write 1,261 Mixed 751 283% 1,288 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 45.9 231% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,150 DQ Write 1,064 DQ Mixed 855 710% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 492GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 479 381 376 375 375 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 476 Mixed 384 SusWrite 410 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 43 159% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 343 256% 341 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 127GB free Firmware: CC9F SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 103 102 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 54.3 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 101 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 113%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 151 157 155 155 156 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 151 Write 152 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 155 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 282% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 124 133 130 126 132 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 86.5 Write 71.7 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 126 56% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 88%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 149 149 144 143 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 79.5 Write 119 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 146 68% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.6 241% 3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series 4x8GB 608 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 33.8 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%

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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	5,933x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,108x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	923x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,107x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,056x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	737x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	534x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	488x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	403x

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	313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	305x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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