Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	164% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '19 at 22:22
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 873 87% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,121 69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2382) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	164% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 243 Parallax 260 188% 245 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 227 Splatting 144 165% 210 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GB 50,765 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MA031 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 453 Write 468 Mixed 394 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.5 161% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 308 225% 289 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 91%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 136 131 136 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 171 Write 165 Mixed 104 SusWrite 134 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 397GB free Firmware: MS2OA8K0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 146 142 139 146 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 137 Write 121 Mixed 18 SusWrite 143 75% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 75 72 73 73 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 79.2 Write 91.7 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 73.4 106% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 9,970 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 22.3 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 26 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 93%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,964x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,116x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	933x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,112x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,066x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	740x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	538x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	405x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	843x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	315x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $939

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16