Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190527
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '20 at 21:16
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 937 99% 793 Pts	64-Core 948 59% 948 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 12FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 115 Parallax 110 97% 115 fps	MRender 152 Gravity 100 Splatting 84.9 89% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,163 Write 1,476 Mixed 695 317% 1,444 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 58.1 255% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,085 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 687 642% 988 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
SPCCSolidStateDisk 500GB 124GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 486 489 493 492 490 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	136% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 487 Mixed 418 SusWrite 487 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 65 225% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s

Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 62GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 450 451 429 375 324 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 453 Mixed 317 SusWrite 413 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 47.9 184% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 302 244% 344 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 145GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 119 119 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 177 Mixed 107 SusWrite 118 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3866C18-4GVK Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3866 F4-3866C18-4GVK Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3866 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4000, 4000, 4000, 4000 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	119% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 37.2 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 54 SC Mixed 36.4 110% 38.5 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 132%

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Gaming 110%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 100%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,951x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,112x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	929x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,062x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	740x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	536x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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