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 (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	236% 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.

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	24.2 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 20:03
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 813 78% 645 Pts	64-Core 1016 63% 1016 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$235 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 974GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 418 417 417 417 427 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 442 Mixed 401 SusWrite 417 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 45.9 154% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1179 1184 1203 1199 1170 1027 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2,020 Write 1,099 Mixed 772 SusWrite 1,160 280% 1,263 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 55.1 183% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 672 DQ Write 554 DQ Mixed 593 450% 607 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 363%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 561GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 394 392 392 393 406 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 453 Mixed 399 SusWrite 394 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 47.1 153% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$99 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 379 377 377 378 393 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 447 Mixed 429 SusWrite 379 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 52 164% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 358 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 137%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$182 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 474GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 476 477 477 476 475 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 437 Mixed 355 SusWrite 476 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 40.2 136% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 353 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 217 216 221 212 213 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 200 Mixed 140 SusWrite 216 256% 188 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 2 398% 5.5 MB/s	DQ Read 2.3 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 1.7 406% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$90 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	73.3% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.7 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 22.7 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 113%

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	6,027x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,135x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	947x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,118x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,079x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	748x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	544x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	497x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	412x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	849x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	319x
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 $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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