Asus PRIME Z370-A II

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	92.8% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A II (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '22 at 04:33
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 1,135 101% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,573 97% 1,573 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 166 157 158 154 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 182 Mixed 216 SusWrite 166 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 40 168% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 191 163% 246 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 128%
Apple SD0128F PCIe 121GB 595 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 95GB free Firmware: A222821 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 280 279 283 253 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 693 Write 307 Mixed 250 SusWrite 280 84% 383 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 39.4 169% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 404 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 132 146% 250 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
Gigastone Prime Series 128GB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 21GB free Firmware: Q0120B SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 76 31 30 45 24 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 496 Write 339 Mixed 351 SusWrite 39.8 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 13.2 114% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 79.5 DQ Write 73.5 DQ Mixed 0.6 21% 51.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 88%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 118GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,993 Write 2,184 Mixed 1,612 431% 1,930 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 79.8 289% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,331 DQ Write 972 DQ Mixed 1,095 833% 1,132 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 347%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 229GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 158 158 159 154 171 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 110 Write 99.9 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 159 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 20.2 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 80%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	789x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	494x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	427x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	230x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	144x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	144x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	159x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	155x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	117x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	148x
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: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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