Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 261% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 242% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	276% 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	61.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '22 at 21:22
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$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 (95^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 152 2-Core 261 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 907 89% 728 Pts	64-Core 1,181 73% 1,181 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gainward(10B0 F297) ≥ 4GB; RTX 4090 Phantom GS 24GB GDDR6X CLim: 3150 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	276% Outstanding	Lighting 448 Reflection 511 Parallax 648 365% 536 fps	MRender 462 Gravity 498 Splatting 0.1 229% 320 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: X211200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 98 81 86 58 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 401 Write 207 Mixed 162 SusWrite 88.4 47% 215 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 25.9 98% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 99.9 107% 183 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 91%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 112GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 164 101 99 168 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 1,198 Write 1254 Mixed 930 SusWrite 175 199% 889 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 52.1 174% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 635 DQ Write 383 DQ Mixed 127 197% 382 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 255%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 159 164 169 173 173 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 115 Write 136 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 165 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 907GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 195 196 193 196 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 116 Mixed 33.4 SusWrite 194 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2747 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 21.3 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 110%

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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 $95Bench 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 $40	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