Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 197% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	200% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	208% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '22 at 18:40
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 309 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 881 89% 723 Pts	64-Core 866 54% 866 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3896); MSI RTX 3080 Ti VENTUS 3X CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	200% Outstanding	Lighting 292 Reflection 280 Parallax 325 238% 299 fps	MRender 337 Gravity 246 Splatting 185 201% 256 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 332 333 328 331 324 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,437 Write 1,192 Mixed 555 SusWrite 423 200% 902 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 64.2 226% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,217 DQ Write 1,237 DQ Mixed 786 712% 1,080 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 236%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 656GB free Firmware: S5Z44106 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1648 1662 1643 1650 1649 1666 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 1,841 Write 1,640 Mixed 1,319 SusWrite 1,653 363% 1,613 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 85.1 295% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1056 DQ Write 1,098 DQ Mixed 373 475% 843 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 311%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 131GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 252 254 254 255 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 466 Mixed 416 SusWrite 276 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 57.9 206% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 234 210% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 57GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 135 136 136 136 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 373 Mixed 365 SusWrite 161 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 54.9 203% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 172 180% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 3,679 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3203 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 33.2 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 31 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 115%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,947x
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