Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 200% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 197% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	347% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	57.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '20 at 12:31
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	59%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 316 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1059 101% 835 Pts	64-Core 1,499 93% 1,499 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$835 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 5350 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	195% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 289 Parallax 344 233% 307 fps	MRender 317 Gravity 250 Splatting 159 189% 242 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 3TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1195 1530 1915 2144 2152 2138 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 3,314 Write 2,354 Mixed 168 SusWrite 1,846 425% 1,921 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 74.5 241% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 524 DQ Mixed 609 454% 605 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 565%
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$207 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 1.5TB free Firmware: 221B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1828 1258 1153 1149 1148 1151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,851 Write 1,349 Mixed 1,025 SusWrite 1,281 308% 1,376 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 49 174% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 659 DQ Write 518 DQ Mixed 574 434% 584 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 379%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 156GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 483 484 484 484 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 480 Mixed 406 SusWrite 483 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 45.5 160% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 355 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 289GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 191 191 192 190 190 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 115 Write 109 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 189 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 4x16GB 981 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 46.4 MC Mixed 35.4 118% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 48.2 SC Mixed 30.7 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 137%

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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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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 100%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,968x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,120x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	933x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,113x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,068x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	740x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	538x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	490x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	405x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	845x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	315x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16