Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	121% 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	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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '19 at 04:18
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 277 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 907 89% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,147 71% 1,147 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.6 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.1 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 307 304 310 310 308 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 457 Mixed 437 SusWrite 307 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 61.7 214% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 275 230% 334 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 988GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 160 163 160 163 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 124 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 161 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 114%
USB Flash Drive 16GB 1,242 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5598 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 35.1 Write 4.8 Mixed 9 SusWrite 4.4 13% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.4 115% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 20.7 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 23.3 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 110%

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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	5,945x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,111x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	925x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,059x
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 $92Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16