Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.1% 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	115% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	May 19 '19 at 22:30
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 113 2-Core 224 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 681 68% 551 Pts	64-Core 887 55% 887 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 94%

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: 399.24 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 65.3 52% 65.4 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 59.4 Splatting 53.1 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 291 251 242 238 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 486 Mixed 458 SusWrite 272 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 58.4 198% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 773GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 118 119 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 112 Write 103 Mixed 66 SusWrite 118 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 68%
Seagate ST3250312AS 250GB-$32 19,180 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 228GB free Firmware: JC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 132 133 132 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 131 Write 126 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 132 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 123 124 124 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 114 Write 114 Mixed 68 SusWrite 123 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 70%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 23GB free Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 56 58 59 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 82.8 Write 82.5 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 58.6 52% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G240081 2x8GB 3,770 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 23.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 89%

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

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,987x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,124x
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	1,071x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	742x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	539x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	492x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	407x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	847x
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: 73% - Very good

Total price: $907

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16