Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	105% 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	262% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (18%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171018
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 03:51
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,006 97% 800 Pts	64-Core 1273 79% 1273 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2592 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 145 Parallax 124 111% 135 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 135 Splatting 108 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 824 322 326 325 325 325 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,387 Write 1,458 Mixed 1,177 SusWrite 408 300% 1,358 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 86 291% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 981 DQ Write 1,330 DQ Mixed 1,010 804% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 280%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 7GB free Firmware: Q0627A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 489 Write 157 Mixed 9.8 47% 219 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 32.4 137% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 17.4 DQ Mixed 12.3 25% 55.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 122 122 122 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 140 Write 110 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 122 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 84%
Hitachi UltraStar 7K4000 2TB 3,101 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: MF6OAA70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 160 158 161 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 152 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 159 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 91%
SanDisk Cruzer FlashCP 1 0GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 0GB free, PID 5154 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 7 Write 6 Mixed 6 8% 6.33 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 18% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 32GB-$5 2,386 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 25GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 23 21 22 34 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 109 Write 17.5 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 26.9 67% 57.5 MB/s	4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.6 97% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series Corsair CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 Corsair CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.5% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21.9 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 22.8 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 75%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,935x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,108x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	924x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,107x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,056x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	737x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	534x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	403x

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	313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	305x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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