Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	292% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181029
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '19 at 21:40
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 161 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 981 99% 805 Pts	64-Core 1,247 77% 1,247 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 165 Parallax 175 141% 171 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 150 Splatting 112 117% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 880 621 616 585 586 579 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,540 Write 2,194 Mixed 1,648 SusWrite 644 392% 1,757 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 90.9 303% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,470 DQ Write 1,079 DQ Mixed 1,223 928% 1,258 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 340%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 560GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 469 470 467 469 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 471 Mixed 430 SusWrite 468 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.2 195% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 306 246% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 225GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 155 156 154 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 89 Write 53.5 Mixed 67 SusWrite 154 67% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 142 143 143 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 158 Write 130 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 142 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 84%
WD My Passport 500GB 3,424 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 212GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 71 68 70 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 73 Write 70.7 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 70.5 88% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 8,912 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3296 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 32.4 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 31.7 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 125%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,947x
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