Asus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics23.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive195% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190715
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 22 '19 at 16:24
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8100-$110
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 467
62% 465 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B
Sapphire(1DA2 E348) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1226 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23.4% Poor
Lighting 28.1
Reflection 31.2
Parallax 35.3
23% 31.5 fps
MRender 28.7
Gravity 28.1
Splatting 31.4
24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Hellfire NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$233
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 987 1051 1116 998 1116 389 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
195% Outstanding
Read 935
Write 1,020
Mixed 763
SusWrite 943
206% 915 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 58.5
207% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 841
DQ Write 778
DQ Mixed 521
470% 713 MB/s
Poor: 97%
This bench: 195%
Great: 195%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
757GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 122 123 122 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 129
Write 114
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 122
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 87%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 153 154 152 153 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 152
Write 155
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 154
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
84.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 25.3
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 26.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING Builds (Compare 4,311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $844
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