Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	302% 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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '18 at 07:42
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	63%

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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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 883 88% 716 Pts	64-Core 1,098 68% 1,098 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.1% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 139 Parallax 118 102% 127 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 126 Splatting 105 93% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 396GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1945 808 609 609 606 610 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2529 Write 2,240 Mixed 1,456 SusWrite 864 396% 1,773 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 89 296% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,476 DQ Write 1050 DQ Mixed 1,215 921% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 340%
Goodram CX100 120GB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 112GB free Firmware: SAFM11.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 59 55 53 52 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 430 Write 408 Mixed 294 SusWrite 71.4 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 37.1 146% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 156 160% 258 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 90%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 202GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 261 263 264 261 264 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 419 Write 261 Mixed 299 SusWrite 263 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 38.2 144% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 179 163% 249 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 91%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 165 166 166 165 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 120 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 164 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 104%
Seagate ST1000DX001 1TB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 834GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 189 192 192 191 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 139 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 190 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 25.2 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 29.2 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 104%

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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	5,950x
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