Asus PRIME Z370-A II

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z370-A II  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180903
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 24 '19 at 04:02
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$188
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 139
2-Core 276
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 885
86% 704 Pts
64-Core 1,108
69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2634 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 147
Parallax 126
106% 134 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 130
Splatting 109
96% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
27GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 88 105 68 127 41 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.8% Poor
Read 272
Write 87
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 84.9
29% 132 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 19.5
4K Mixed 9.3
44% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 14.4
DQ Write 15.7
DQ Mixed 14.4
11% 14.8 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
648GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 125 126 131 129 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 156
Write 157
Mixed 101
SusWrite 124
99% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.5% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 19.2
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z370-A II Builds (Compare 2,845 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A II - $132

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $643
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