Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '23 at 23:42
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 81.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 91% 168 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 948 90% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,421 88% 1,421 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 142 Parallax 160 125% 152 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 133 Splatting 108 114% 144 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 139%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$190 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 494 Write 471 Mixed 445 105% 470 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 53.3 172% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 136%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69 12,601 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 28GB free Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,270 Write 1,001 Mixed 727 221% 999 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 49.5 166% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 766 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 520 392% 537 MB/s
Poor: 136% Great: 262%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 40GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 491 Write 368 Mixed 403 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 49.8 163% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 131%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 584GB free Firmware: 01.00101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 109 Write 99.8 Mixed 91 75% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC49 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 162 Write 63.8 Mixed 80.2 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
Generic Mass-Storage 32GB 2,578 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 20GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 15 Write 19 Mixed 16.5 22% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 3.1 196% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	68.7% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21.2 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22.4 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	5,987x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,125x
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	1,072x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	742x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	539x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	492x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	407x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	847x
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: $931

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16