Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	146% 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	99.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 03:18
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 153 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 1,086 88% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,572 97% 1,572 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 198 Parallax 186 176% 200 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 145 Splatting 128 122% 153 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 152 142 128 121 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 427 Mixed 401 SusWrite 163 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 52.1 172% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 124%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$71 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 29GB free Firmware: P1021A SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 54 194 57 103 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 502 Write 435 Mixed 412 SusWrite 143 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 43.1 142% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 268 216% 302 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 127%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 997GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 394 463 470 465 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 454 Mixed 445 SusWrite 441 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 53.2 175% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 29.2 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 29.7 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 37: 3R 5G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
37%	36%	42	108	9	144	23.8"	1920 1080	AUS2421 ASUS VG249

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,982x
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	407x

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 $260	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