Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	226% 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.

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Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190329
Uptime	7.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 02:30
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$186 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 876 88% 715 Pts	64-Core 1,102 68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 160 Parallax 158 116% 154 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 151 Splatting 110 100% 123 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 799 648 636 623 620 522 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,789 Write 1,472 Mixed 646 SusWrite 641 253% 1,137 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 62.8 212% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 1,327 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 826 694% 1,019 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 147GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 433 412 383 381 392 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 383 Mixed 334 SusWrite 399 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 47.6 169% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 504GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 91 92 91 90 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 88.3 Write 71 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 90.7 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 611GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 149 149 147 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 124 Mixed 91 SusWrite 150 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 101%
Toshiba HDWR180 8TB 1,295 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 7TB free Firmware: 0603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 236 227 215 213 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 244 Write 204 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 221 132% 182 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 130%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 420GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 164 157 159 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 91.2 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 161 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 779GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 107 105 103 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 106 Write 84.7 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 105 68% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2733 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 26.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 26.4 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 94%

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	6,031x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,137x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	947x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,118x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,079x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	748x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	544x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	498x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	412x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	849x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	319x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $940

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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