Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 18:34
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 816 78% 646 Pts	64-Core 1,026 64% 1,026 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 62.1 56% 66.7 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 63 Splatting 54.7 51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,988 Write 1,405 Mixed 593 292% 1,329 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 46.6 185% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 875 DQ Write 623 DQ Mixed 592 485% 697 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 757GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 44 64 18 31 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 70.5 Write 45 Mixed 44.8 SusWrite 45.1 38% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 389GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 164 162 163 164 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 125 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 162 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 113%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 2,535 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 6GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 30 37 37 37 19 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 40 Write 27.3 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 28 35% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1 93% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,376 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 31.3 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 30.6 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,978x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,122x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	935x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,113x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,070x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	741x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	539x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	491x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	406x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	846x
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

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $935

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16