Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 180% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	248% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 15:29
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$239 746,287 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)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 120 2-Core 223 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 688 68% 557 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti-$800 36,699 User benchmarks, average bench 240% Nvidia(10DE 17AF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	248% Outstanding	Lighting 360 Reflection 349 Parallax 381 293% 363 fps	MRender 499 Gravity 309 Splatting 221 266% 343 fps
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 256%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$72 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 1,747 Write 858 Mixed 1,080 270% 1,228 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 33.5 112% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 233 171% 225 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$70 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 48GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 186 177 175 171 172 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 423 Write 445 Mixed 356 SusWrite 205 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 30.3 101% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 221 168% 225 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$70 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 12GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 429 Write 424 Mixed 335 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 31.9 102% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 224 169% 225 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 140 140 141 142 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 135 Write 132 Mixed 85 SusWrite 140 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 100%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 201GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 36 37 37 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 17.3 Write 29.8 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 35.5 36% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 31% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 26.6 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 26.7 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 7: 0P 0R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
7%	15%	33	195	17	144	31.5"	2560 1440	GBT4300 AORUS FV43U

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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 $239Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,603x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	1,659x
Core i7-8700Intel $330Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	677x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $325Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	884x
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	811x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	587x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	438x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $50Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	378x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $118Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	327x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	660x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	247x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $60Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	239x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $27
Intel Core i5-12600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16