Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	123% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	16 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	94 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '21 at 13:58
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (53^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-$186 746,287 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 (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 983 98% 800 Pts	64-Core 1290 80% 1290 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 142 Parallax 130 105% 133 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 137 Splatting 118 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 367 245 237 247 234 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 450 Mixed 403 SusWrite 298 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 65.2 221% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1267 1296 1318 1298 1316 1239 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 1,404 Write 1,233 Mixed 1,084 SusWrite 1289 282% 1,253 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 93.9 293% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,543 DQ Write 1,228 DQ Mixed 1,412 1,050% 1,395 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 435%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 505GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 136 136 136 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 161 Write 132 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 136 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 96%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 483GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 99 98 100 98 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 99.3 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 100 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 302% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 2,128 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.6% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,948x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,112x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	926x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,061x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	739x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	535x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	404x

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	314x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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