Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	271% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181029
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '20 at 11:17
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 152 2-Core 306 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,198 106% 896 Pts	64-Core 1,645 102% 1,645 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1B06) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 194 Parallax 172 145% 181 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 177 Splatting 121 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 659GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 872 1079 1123 1090 1136 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,241 Write 953 Mixed 1,000 SusWrite 1,031 237% 1,056 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 89.1 299% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1528 DQ Write 1,428 DQ Mixed 1,420 1,082% 1,459 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 372%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 61GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 73 68 73 74 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 52.2 Write 80.7 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 73.3 50% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 88%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 5GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 72 73 53 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 54.8 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 70.4 47% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 47% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 662GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 115 117 117 118 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 119 Write 97.2 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 116 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 105%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 84GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 10 11 11 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 38 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 11.2 36% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 45%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 91GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 11 10 11 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 32 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 11.5 34% 26.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 45%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 15GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 11 10 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 32 Write 30.7 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 11.1 32% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 45%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 13GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 34 Write 33.5 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 11.7 36% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 28GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 56 58 58 58 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 50.5 Write 51.3 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 57.8 67% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.4% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.7 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 24 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 114%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,948x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,112x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	926x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,061x
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 $90Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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