Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.7% 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	121% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '21 at 13:31
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 223 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 756 76% 617 Pts	64-Core 899 56% 899 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 862C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 76.2 Parallax 69.8 58% 72.5 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 71.8 Splatting 68.2 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 308 303 299 300 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 437 SusWrite 306 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 62.4 210% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 126%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 550GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 816 828 839 852 854 850 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 946 Write 912 Mixed 712 SusWrite 840 192% 853 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 58.5 197% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 744 DQ Write 676 DQ Mixed 707 531% 709 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 445%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 773GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 108 Write 139 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 127 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 123%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 170GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 99 99 100 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 96 Write 73.7 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 98.6 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 283GB free Firmware: 0909 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 96 93 95 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 72.8 Write 60.7 Mixed 64.6 SusWrite 93.9 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 97%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 180GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	46% Average	Read 81.7 Write 51.4 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 78.5 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 1x16GB 524 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 16.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 19.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 72%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,968x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,118x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	933x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,112x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,068x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	740x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $74Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	538x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	490x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	405x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	845x
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: 72% - Very good

Total price: $921

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16