Asus PRIME Z370-A II

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	40.3% 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	226% 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.

High background CPU (26%). 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, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A II (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190815
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '20 at 21:05
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 641 72% 567 Pts	64-Core 1,034 64% 1,034 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 2261) 3GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Lighting 52.5 Reflection 35.2 Parallax 69 43% 52.2 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 52.6 Splatting 43.7 36% 43.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 761GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1734 1802 1812 717 92 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,180 Write 1837 Mixed 1,224 SusWrite 1,055 300% 1,324 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 68.5 237% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 652 DQ Write 1,169 DQ Mixed 841 658% 887 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 305%
SK hynix BC501 HFM128GDJTNG-8310A 128GB 2,891 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 118GB free Firmware: 80002C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 185 187 186 187 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 948 Write 296 Mixed 591 SusWrite 195 112% 508 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 54.8 196% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 405 DQ Mixed 331 254% 339 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 139%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 931GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 210 211 213 212 210 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 190 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 211 122% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 184%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 177 178 180 180 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 153 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 178 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.9 327% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 191 192 192 191 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 150 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 190 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Prolific ATAPI-6 Bridge C 250GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 16GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 42 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 41.5 Write 42.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 42.7 58% 42 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 19.1 4K Mixed 16.1 1,250% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 14.8 DQ Write 19.6 DQ Mixed 16.7 1,290% 17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 40%
Prolific ATAPI-6 Bridge C 80GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 25GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 39 Write 15.5 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 36.9 39% 29.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB 29,586 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21.7 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 22.7 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 96%

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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 $625Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $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