Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 22:04
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (60^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-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 917 97% 775 Pts	64-Core 888 55% 888 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 199 Parallax 179 148% 186 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 185 Splatting 131 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 479 Write 318 Mixed 259 78% 352 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 38.1 166% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 118 146% 260 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70 10,510 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 11GB free Firmware: O0918B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 511 Write 197 Mixed 248 70% 319 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 48.3 176% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 49.7 DQ Mixed 176 125% 167 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 90%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 571GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 114 112 116 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 107 Write 99.9 Mixed 77 SusWrite 114 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 96%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 909GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 128 127 127 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 92.5 Write 109 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 126 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB 20,502 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 31.7 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 30.5 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 126%

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	6,026x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,135x
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	496x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 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: $920

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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