Asus PRIME Z370-A II

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z370-A II  (all builds)
Memory20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190312
Uptime4 Days
Run DateApr 01 '20 at 03:29
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 79.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 241
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 744
72% 590 Pts
64-Core 1,029
64% 1,029 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
MSI(1462 3733) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.3% Very poor
Lighting 20.6
Reflection 17.3
Parallax 13.8
17% 17.2 fps
MRender 25.2
Gravity 20.6
Splatting 21.8
18% 22.5 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 112%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.8% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 11
Parallax 8.38
8% 9.8 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 7.57
Splatting 16.4
10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.8%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1171
Write 1,049
Mixed 851
228% 1,023 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 56.7
194% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 636
DQ Write 767
DQ Mixed 267
322% 557 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
915GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 189 189 186 182 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 153
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 185
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2A2666C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
67.5% Good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 21.6
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 14.1
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 81.8
49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRIME Z370-A II Builds (Compare 2,850 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 94%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A II - $132

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $641
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