Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	63.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

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

Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170914
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '19 at 14:38
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 303 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 885 93% 743 Pts	64-Core 882 55% 882 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Lighting 79.3 Reflection 82.9 Parallax 76.8 65% 79.7 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 72.9 Splatting 78.1 61% 74 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 430 433 401 403 413 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 419 Mixed 394 SusWrite 418 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.5 153% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 288 236% 337 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 134 134 133 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 134 Write 129 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 133 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 86%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 16GB-$17 2,906 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 15GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 59 58 55 45 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 177 Write 53.8 Mixed 27 SusWrite 53.1 83% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 6.7 529% 8.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 24.6 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 26.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 97%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,945x
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 $92Bench 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 $40	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