Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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	42.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 29 '20 at 00:58
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 982 97% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,219 76% 1,219 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 203 Parallax 185 154% 193 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 189 Splatting 133 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,737 Write 1,473 Mixed 975 309% 1,395 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 38.4 142% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 69.8 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 95 84% 120 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 65GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 165 165 163 161 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 210 Write 143 Mixed 137 SusWrite 162 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 21.8 73% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 73.8 69% 107 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 51%
WDC WD80EFAX-68KNBN0 8TB 1,186 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 4.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 188 191 190 189 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 188 Write 204 Mixed 106 SusWrite 189 39% 172 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 1.5 10% 4.57 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 4.4 DQ Mixed 3.9 3% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 23%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 89GB free Firmware: 1AN10003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 67 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 84 Write 39.3 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 66.2 45% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 931GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 122 121 122 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 118 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 122 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 48GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 30.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 29.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,997x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,126x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	938x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,115x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,075x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	743x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	541x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	493x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	407x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	847x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	316x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $925

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16