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 below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	190% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	25.5 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 25 '22 at 19:46
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 (38^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 232 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 810 77% 636 Pts	64-Core 1,013 63% 1,013 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$238 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 974GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 417 415 427 428 422 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 445 Mixed 421 SusWrite 421 99% 437 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 49.7 161% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 884 976 991 747 821 1072 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,532 Write 1,028 Mixed 907 SusWrite 915 245% 1,095 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 51.7 155% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 607 DQ Write 466 DQ Mixed 395 334% 489 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 363%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 561GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 397 395 412 411 400 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 452 Mixed 383 SusWrite 402 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 31 120% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 133%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 385 382 403 401 387 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 449 Mixed 406 SusWrite 391 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 49.3 162% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 137%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$182 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 474GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 472 470 468 467 467 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 452 Mixed 339 SusWrite 469 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 38.4 129% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% 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: 215 215 219 210 211 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 202 Mixed 141 SusWrite 213 256% 189 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 2.2 387% 5.4 MB/s	DQ Read 2.7 DQ Write 9.8 DQ Mixed 1.9 408% 4.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$112 8,498 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 21.9 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.8% 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	6,007x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,129x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	946x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,115x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,077x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	745x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	543x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	494x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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	317x
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 $119	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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