Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 100% UFO


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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	133% 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	91.1% 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	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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '21 at 01:44
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

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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 i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 81.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 263 87% 159 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 734 75% 606 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3903) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 174 Parallax 165 154% 176 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 139 Splatting 118 117% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 238GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 270 271 266 271 268 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 283 Mixed 259 SusWrite 271 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 31.6 133% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 244 206% 302 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 129%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 106GB free Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 534 229 196 120 191 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 760 Write 533 Mixed 599 SusWrite 237 119% 532 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 45.7 154% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 499 DQ Write 528 DQ Mixed 456 359% 495 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 144%
Seagate ST6000VN0041-2EL11C 6TB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 207 207 206 211 211 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G30C15U4W.M16FE1 2x16GB 234 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 26.5 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 131%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 24: 0R 8G 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
24%	36%	22	313	257	60	27"	2560 1440	DELA0D1 Dell S2716DG

History: Score 9: 0R 3G 0B | Score 24: 0R 8G 0B

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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	5,980x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,122x
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	1,070x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	741x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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	406x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	846x
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: $935

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16