Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	124% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '21 at 12:44
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$118 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 907 95% 762 Pts	64-Core 916 57% 916 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 58.7 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 61.3 48% 63.3 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 60.2 Splatting 54.1 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB 8,268 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 230 186 137 138 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 987 Write 292 Mixed 302 SusWrite 184 96% 441 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 33.8 158% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 897 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 402 345% 526 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 138%
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 76GB free Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 984 1003 1000 1005 1016 1008 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 1,077 Mixed 885 SusWrite 1,003 241% 1,076 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 61.5 201% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 752 DQ Mixed 652 530% 753 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 207%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 30 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 30.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 120%

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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 $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	6,010x
Core i5-8600KIntel $118Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,129x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	946x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,115x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,077x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	745x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	543x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	494x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	407x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	848x
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: $917

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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