Asus PRIME Z370-A II

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A II (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190524
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '21 at 16:17
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 155 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 980 99% 801 Pts	64-Core 1,278 79% 1,278 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% PNY(196E 1301) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 186 Parallax 138 110% 153 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 132 Splatting 111 113% 143 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,547 Write 1,330 Mixed 1,099 295% 1,325 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 84.5 307% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,394 DQ Write 1,080 DQ Mixed 1,187 902% 1,220 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 82GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,854 Write 2,204 Mixed 1,557 488% 2,205 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 91.1 326% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,469 DQ Write 1,178 DQ Mixed 1,269 965% 1,305 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB 2,430 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 289GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 84 83 79 84 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 49 Write 74.3 Mixed 51 SusWrite 82.2 47% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 134%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 35.7 Write 36 Mixed 31 SusWrite 37.1 48% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.1% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.3 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 20.2 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 122%

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A II - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	792x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	495x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	430x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	232x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	146x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	145x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	160x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	156x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	149x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	84x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $650

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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