Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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.
Boot Drive	162% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '24 at 00:24
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 267 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 870 84% 693 Pts	64-Core 1157 72% 1157 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 100%

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: 551.23 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (142 fps cap detected)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 116% 142 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 142 Splatting 133 113% 139 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 208 189 174 183 190 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1353 Write 414 Mixed 685 SusWrite 210 146% 666 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 54.2 176% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,093 DQ Write 684 DQ Mixed 813 626% 863 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 254%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 31GB free Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 109 103 117 93 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 375 Write 232 Mixed 267 SusWrite 117 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 40.3 142% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 183 152% 221 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 94%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 221GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 707 95 169 98 98 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,320 Write 1,102 Mixed 875 SusWrite 212 195% 877 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 65.3 222% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 635 DQ Write 828 DQ Mixed 473 429% 645 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 255%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 223GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 159 161 159 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 91.4 Write 64.8 Mixed 26 SusWrite 160 62% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 382% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C16-8GVGB F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C16-8GVGB 32GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 30.7 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 27.8 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 108%

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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	68	59	60	27"	1280 720	DEL41DD DELL U2721DE

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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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,960x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,116x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	932x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,112x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,066x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	740x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	536x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	405x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	842x
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: $948

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16