Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	111% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '19 at 14:39
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 273 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 920 89% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,122 70% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 78 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 485 Mixed 384 SusWrite 99.7 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.6 221% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 122%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 275GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 78 78 78 77 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 464 Mixed 421 SusWrite 81.6 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 56.5 190% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 298 240% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 151GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 78 78 78 77 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 1,184 Write 989 Mixed 554 SusWrite 81.6 156% 702 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 55.8 230% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,110 DQ Write 1,276 DQ Mixed 720 673% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 236%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 529GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 78 78 78 77 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 117 Write 139 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 81.6 64% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.9% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.3 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 22.5 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 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 $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