Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	118% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190527
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 23:03
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 655 8-Core 1,078 106% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,352 84% 1,352 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 142 Parallax 137 110% 138 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 134 Splatting 111 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 373 389 393 396 394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 462 Mixed 287 SusWrite 385 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 51.5 194% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 278 226% 322 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 116%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 66GB free Firmware: SBFK71F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 369 370 373 370 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 398 Write 380 Mixed 286 SusWrite 336 79% 350 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 22.7 131% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 137 135% 210 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 140 139 132 135 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 47.5 Write 103 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 137 67% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 194 195 196 195 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 147 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 194 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CM4X8GD3200C16K4 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CM4X8GD3200C16K4 32GB 341 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2747, 2747, 2747, 2747 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 27.5 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 28.3 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 112%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,950x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,112x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	927x

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