Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	114% 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	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.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '21 at 04:24
Run Duration	302 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 63.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 86% 164 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 891 92% 744 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.2% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 47.7 Parallax 40.2 37% 44.5 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 45.4 Splatting 42.1 35% 42.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SWORDFISH 250GB 3,637 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 88GB free Firmware: SVN2813 SusWrite @10s intervals: 718 924 506 214 212 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,294 Write 1,019 Mixed 745 SusWrite 455 196% 878 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 53.5 176% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 626 DQ Write 522 DQ Mixed 280 290% 476 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 233%
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 240GB-$141 6,458 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C4005T2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 345 199 170 81 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 1,107 Write 688 Mixed 325 SusWrite 222 129% 585 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 36.3 133% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 420 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 96.6 142% 269 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 159%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 705GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 135 135 134 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 132 Write 129 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 131 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 83%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 105 104 102 103 105 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 112 Write 94.1 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 102 61% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 182% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 87%
WL4000GSA6454 4TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 330GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 120 121 119 120 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 88.7 Write 77.9 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 119 65% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 94%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$64 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2GB free Firmware: 01.01K03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 96.7 Write 79.6 Mixed 63.1 60% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 96%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 441GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 70 68 66 69 70 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 71.5 Write 66.2 Mixed 57 SusWrite 67.9 49% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 171 180 174 177 176 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 931GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.2 0% 0.2 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	70% Good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 24.4 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 12 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 105%

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Workstation 100%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,934x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,108x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	923x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,107x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,056x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	737x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	534x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	488x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	403x

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	313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	305x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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