Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	219% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '22 at 16:27
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (46^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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 130 2-Core 251 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 779 75% 615 Pts	64-Core 1,017 63% 1,017 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$245 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 974GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 467 465 468 466 466 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 450 Mixed 401 SusWrite 451 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 49.7 158% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1211 1194 1196 1185 1116 1035 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,868 Write 1,271 Mixed 873 SusWrite 1,156 288% 1,292 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 44.1 159% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 504 DQ Mixed 496 391% 544 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 363%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 561GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 468 465 468 466 465 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 430 Mixed 363 SusWrite 465 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 46.7 152% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 358 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 471 475 469 474 468 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 454 Mixed 434 SusWrite 471 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 50 164% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 137%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$182 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 474GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 469 474 468 474 467 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 441 Mixed 360 SusWrite 470 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 38.8 133% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
WD easystore 264D 14TB 1,761 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 12.5TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 215 218 212 211 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 189 Mixed 140 SusWrite 214 251% 186 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 8.5 4K Mixed 1.8 369% 5.13 MB/s	DQ Read 2.5 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 1.8 421% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$113 8,498 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 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% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 21.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 113%

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	6,003x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,128x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	939x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,115x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,075x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	744x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	543x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	493x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	407x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	847x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	316x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $920

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16