Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '19 at 09:48
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 883 90% 727 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3507) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 163 Parallax 173 140% 169 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 141 Splatting 103 112% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 26 85 85 92 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 440 Write 250 Mixed 268 SusWrite 95.3 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 18.3 65% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 69.9 DQ Write 44.4 DQ Mixed 31.5 30% 48.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 53%
Seagate ST3160215AS 160GB-$32 6,007 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 81GB free Firmware: 4.AAB SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 72 73 74 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 71.7 Write 12 Mixed 33 SusWrite 72.4 35% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 41%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 678GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 156 156 156 157 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 156 Write 107 Mixed 84 SusWrite 156 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 46,470 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.1% Good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 20.7 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 19.7 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 89%

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

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Gaming 110%

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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	5,944x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,111x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	925x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,059x
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 $95Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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