Asus PRIME Z370-A II

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	54.5% 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	279% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A II (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190424
Uptime	6.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '20 at 21:19
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 948 95% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,197 74% 1,197 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1520 MHz, MLim: 1865 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 69 56% 69.5 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 65 Splatting 55.1 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1244 834 835 836 836 839 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,027 Write 2,219 Mixed 1,735 SusWrite 904 387% 1,721 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 78.1 280% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,370 DQ Write 1,171 DQ Mixed 1,250 942% 1,264 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 297%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 12GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 504 Write 457 Mixed 380 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 57.2 212% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 181 185% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 609GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 493 493 494 494 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 492 Mixed 413 SusWrite 494 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 55.6 202% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 121%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 650GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 121 121 121 121 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 167 Write 141 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 121 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.8% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 19.8 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 22.9 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 70.8% 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 94%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A II - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	789x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	492x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	426x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	230x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	144x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	144x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	157x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	155x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	116x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	148x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	84x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

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 $178	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