Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	149% 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	153% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181029
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '21 at 03:48
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	97%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 157 2-Core 310 99% 184 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 881 90% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,082 67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 204 Parallax 198 178% 207 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 154 Splatting 135 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 764GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 730 642 444 369 409 396 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 544 Mixed 490 SusWrite 498 114% 506 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 35 148% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,457 DQ Write 1,171 DQ Mixed 1,298 976% 1,309 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 276%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 143GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 208 47 37 13 41 MB/s Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.9% Average	Read 201 Write 172 Mixed 149 SusWrite 93.7 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 65.2 4K Mixed 9.3 63% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 1.1 64% 148 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 102%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 34GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 50 49 46 47 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 29.5 Write 29.1 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 48.4 25% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 352GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 124 122 129 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 105 Write 101 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 125 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 113%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 672GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 87 81 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 69 Write 63.6 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 87.2 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 68%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 220GB free Firmware: MEAOA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 73 74 73 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 91.1 Write 82.5 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 73.1 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 66%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 478 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.3 9.4 9.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	5.61% Terrible	Read 15.1 Write 8.4 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 9.3 13% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.61% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 25.2 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 19.1 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 101%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,945x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,111x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	925x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,059x
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 $92Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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