Asus PRIME Z370-A II

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics12.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive221% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z370-A II  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180921
Uptime34.8 Days
Run DateSep 17 '19 at 23:20
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 121
2-Core 242
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 790
78% 636 Pts
64-Core 972
60% 972 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 525 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
12.6% Very poor
Lighting 15.9
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 14.1
13% 14.5 fps
MRender 5.67
Gravity 16.7
Splatting 18.4
12% 13.6 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.6%
Great: 15%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 287 275 272 276 277 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
221% Outstanding
Read 2,091
Write 864
Mixed 1,019
SusWrite 312
236% 1,071 MB/s
4K Read 63.4
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 86.3
291% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 831
DQ Write 415
DQ Mixed 170
247% 472 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 221%
Great: 157%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$379
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.8% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 11.5
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 13
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 102%

 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 2,855 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: $641
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