Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	200% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	55.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '24 at 01:09
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 83.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 258 86% 157 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 743 79% 632 Pts	64-Core 1,065 66% 1,065 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1355 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.3% Above average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 63.1 Parallax 86.6 52% 71.4 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 47 49% 61.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 931 807 798 783 808 783 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,341 Write 1,174 Mixed 1,085 SusWrite 818 248% 1,104 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 64.5 206% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 839 DQ Write 607 DQ Mixed 723 540% 723 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 355%
SSD 1TB 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 195GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 200 198 216 253 172 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 325 Write 105 Mixed 341 SusWrite 242 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 36.3 136% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 216 189% 279 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 103%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 41GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 331 311 311 286 236 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 470 Mixed 455 SusWrite 309 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 50.6 166% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 G.SKILL F4-3200C16-16GVK CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 G.SKILL F4-3200C16-16GVK 64GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 28.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 25.3 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.9% 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	68	56	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5B09 LG Ultra HD

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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	5,962x
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 $245Bench 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 $48Bench 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: $953

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16