Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	161% 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	187% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	14.8 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 20:41
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 262 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 843 81% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 3612) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 229 Reflection 204 Parallax 248 186% 227 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 198 Splatting 145 157% 199 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 232GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 449 452 453 452 450 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 444 Mixed 421 SusWrite 446 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 51.6 174% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 874GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 822 846 834 939 836 829 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,329 Write 1,201 Mixed 135 SusWrite 851 196% 879 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 55.5 204% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 711 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 255 233% 373 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 370%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 73GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 153 152 153 154 153 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 446 Mixed 352 SusWrite 183 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 50.4 173% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 349 265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 115%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 90 90 90 91 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 142 Write 121 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 88.8 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.7% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 21.2 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 104%

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Workstation 100%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,986x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,124x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	935x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,113x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,071x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	742x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	539x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	491x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	407x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	847x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	315x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $931

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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