Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	32.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.9% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20170914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '23 at 20:56
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 869 87% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3733) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Lighting 43.4 Reflection 40.5 Parallax 38.4 35% 40.8 fps	MRender 36.8 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 26.9 28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 204 206 199 188 181 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 467 Mixed 383 SusWrite 222 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 51.2 168% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 199 206 202 202 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 149 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 200 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 632GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 181 178 179 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 128 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 178 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
WD My Book 1110 749GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 698GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 38.1 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 39 49% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 75% 1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 20%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7 7,617 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 40GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 133 Write 87.6 Mixed 95.3 127% 105 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 3.1 191% 3 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 4,554 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 23.3 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.7 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 97%

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

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Workstation 100%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,979x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,122x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	935x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,113x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,070x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	741x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	539x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	491x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	406x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	846x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	315x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $930

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16