Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	52% 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	135% 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	11.5 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 12:57
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 923 97% 779 Pts	64-Core 935 58% 935 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% 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: 1530 MHz, MLim: 1952 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 66.9 51% 68.1 fps	MRender 76.5 Gravity 65 Splatting 57.7 53% 66.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB 8,268 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 285 294 292 156 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 983 Write 296 Mixed 303 SusWrite 241 100% 456 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 38.4 181% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 951 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 388 345% 539 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 135% 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: 1076 1134 1153 1175 1125 1141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1529 Write 730 Mixed 882 SusWrite 1,134 238% 1,069 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 63.2 220% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 848 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 663 537% 759 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 234% 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 way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 30 112% 39 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 28.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 120%

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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 $195Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	6,037x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,139x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	949x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,119x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,080x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	750x

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 $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	413x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $933

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 $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16