Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.1% 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	89.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 15:04
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-3GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 123 2-Core 229 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 749 72% 596 Pts	64-Core 948 59% 948 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (94^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (68 fps cap detected)	55.1% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 63.6 56% 66.5 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 62.4 54% 66.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 245 230 257 195 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 500 Write 447 Mixed 358 SusWrite 254 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 34.3 128% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 192 184% 288 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 101%
OCZ VERTEX3 90GB 979 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 57GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 102 107 107 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 364 Write 119 Mixed 176 SusWrite 107 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 34.3 141% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 147 111% 152 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 77%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 229GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 110 111 111 111 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 59 Write 34.1 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 106 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 215% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 26.1 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 26 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 104%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	5	60	27"	1280 720	ACR03DD Acer K272HUL

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z370-A Builds (Compare 11,130 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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