Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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 Drive	100% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181029
Uptime	11.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '19 at 15:14
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 925 92% 750 Pts	64-Core 1,230 76% 1,230 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 199 Parallax 181 151% 188 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 182 Splatting 130 119% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 393 390 392 386 407 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 438 Mixed 262 SusWrite 394 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 39.6 132% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 265 219% 315 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 116%
PNY CS1311 240GB SSD 282GB free Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 362 106 109 107 107 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 469 Write 268 Mixed 0.3 SusWrite 202 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 38.2 147% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 200 180% 270 MB/s

PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 119GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 125 172 174 175 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 496 Mixed 382 SusWrite 215 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.7 164% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 204 190% 293 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 97%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 784GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 104 104 105 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 109 Write 107 Mixed 86 SusWrite 104 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 69%
Generic Flash Disk 32GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 19GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 7.4 7.4 6.8 7.4 7.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	4.31% Terrible	Read 13.7 Write 4.2 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 7.1 9% 7.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.31% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 30.6 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 29.5 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,948x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,112x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	926x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,061x
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 $90Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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