Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.5% 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)
Boot Drive	76.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171026
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 09:52
Run Duration	307 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 865 87% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,237 76% 1,237 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.5% Average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 60.5 49% 63.3 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 59.5 Splatting 54.7 50% 62 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 153 145 132 121 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 336 Write 201 Mixed 224 SusWrite 131 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 37.1 148% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 188 151% 212 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 88%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 23GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 505 Write 466 Mixed 360 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 47.4 173% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 46GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 166 161 170 167 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 330 Write 207 Mixed 243 SusWrite 163 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 44.4 169% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 202 163% 233 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 88%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 16GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 259 242 259 244 241 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 268 Mixed 266 SusWrite 246 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.4 172% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 230 184% 260 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 95%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 239GB free Firmware: 0135 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 959 964 888 889 987 995 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,075 Write 988 Mixed 696 SusWrite 947 208% 927 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 55.9 258% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,348 DQ Write 978 DQ Mixed 1,011 796% 1,112 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 230%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 659GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2096 1256 1249 1250 1251 1253 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,484 Write 2,368 Mixed 1,572 SusWrite 1,392 438% 1,954 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 87 293% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,230 DQ Write 1122 DQ Mixed 1,162 876% 1,171 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 372%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 884GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 50 46 49 51 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 56.5 Mixed 47 SusWrite 46.7 40% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 239GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 103 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 103 Write 9.2 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 103 45% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 316GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 94 95 96 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 81.7 Write 84.8 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 94.4 61% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408 6,794 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 29.6 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 28.5 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 115%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,947x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,112x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	926x

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