Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 243% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 231% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	319% 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 (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '23 at 18:22
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^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-$192 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 77.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 238 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 750 72% 593 Pts	64-Core 1,035 64% 1,035 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	319% Outstanding	Lighting 458 Reflection 593 Parallax 827 373% 626 fps	MRender 545 Gravity 580 Splatting 308 374% 477 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC3000D2048G 2TB 10,369 User benchmarks, average bench 458% 1.5TB free Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1312 1294 1321 1386 1224 1198 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,124 Write 1,309 Mixed 1,176 SusWrite 1289 277% 1,225 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 68.8 218% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 985 DQ Write 696 DQ Mixed 830 622% 837 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 614%
Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN164 500GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 433 365 366 356 297 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 441 Write 376 Mixed 281 SusWrite 377 272% 369 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 36.1 6,428% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 277 2,764% 328 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 158GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 184 186 186 184 179 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 12.4 Write 60.9 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 184 50% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 18GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 35 34 44 53 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 49.7 Write 85.3 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 48.4 44% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 43% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 90%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 70GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 34 37 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 58.4 Write 26.5 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 36 46% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 55% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 9GB free, PID a100 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 57 57 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	25% Poor	Read 56.4 Write 59.4 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 56.9 67% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 19.8 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	170	27"	1280 720	AUS2707 VG27AQ1A

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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 $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,988x
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	1,073x
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: $930

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	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