Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	194% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 07:17
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (45^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-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 267 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 885 84% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,192 74% 1,192 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3287) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 170 Parallax 167 144% 171 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 153 Splatting 109 119% 151 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 771 496 495 487 481 467 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,172 Write 888 Mixed 618 SusWrite 533 179% 803 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 65.4 222% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,110 DQ Write 943 DQ Mixed 993 753% 1,016 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 302%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB 8,194 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 119 118 118 118 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 132 Write 91 Mixed 71 SusWrite 117 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 25E2 3TB 3,377 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 98 101 99 98 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 63.3 Write 57.2 Mixed 51 SusWrite 99.5 94% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 2,670 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 28 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 24 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.4% 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 110%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 100%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,928x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,108x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	923x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,107x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,054x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	736x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	534x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	488x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	305x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $952

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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